Die Kunst gibt nicht das Sichtbare wieder, sondern macht sichtbar.
Paul Klee
I found two – rather different – translations of this quote. Then I tried my hand at it myself. Pick your favourite translation:
Art doesn’t reproduce the visible but rather makes it visible.
Art doesn’t reflect the visible but reveals.
Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible.
And for the pure fun of it:
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Opera lovers might know E.T.A. Hoffmann from Jacques Offenbach’s opera The Tales of Hoffmann or as the author of The Nutcracker. He was one of the most important and well-known German poets of Romanticism.
To really appreciate the quote one should know that “love” is feminine in German, whereas “thought” is masculine.
“What is space and time to love! Doesn’t she live in thoughts and does he recognise a measure?”
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From one coypu to another:
It is what it is but a cold beer always helps.
(anonymous)
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“Whatever you are, be a good mushroom”
Abraham Lincoln
WoW – Words of Wisdom #4
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“There’s one thing you can say for air pollution, you get utterly amazing sunrises.”
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman – Good Omens
And I guess that goes for sunsets, too.
This is for Paula’s new challenge: Words of Wisdom. Find a quote and illustrate it with a fitting photo. Why not join her?
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I can’t let that go without an explanation: I am reading Pratchett (again). So when I came upon this photo in my archive this quote from Mort came unbidden. It’s all capitals since it’s DEATH speaking.
For Six Word Saturday.
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