Yi-Fu Tuan on Art
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Yi-Fu Tuan, catalogued under art, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Yi-Fu Tuan, entry #139198: "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about the Professor from June 24th, 2007."
Attributed to Yi-Fu Tuan, entry #229044: "In contrast to the flux and muddle of life, art is clarity and enduring presence. In the stream of life, few things are perceived clearly because few things stay put. Every mood o…"
2 Quotes by Yi-Fu Tuan on Art
"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about the Professor from June 24th, 2007."
"In contrast to the flux and muddle of life, art is clarity and enduring presence. In the stream of life, few things are perceived clearly because few things stay put. Every mood or emotion is mixed or diluted by contrary and extraneous elements. The clarity of art—the precise evocation of mood in the novel, or of summer twilight in a painting—is like waking to a bright landscape after a long fitful slumber, or the fragrance of chicken soup after a week of head cold."