Convergences Quotes

“All modern painting is at once a language and a criticism of that language. A painting is a system of relations, values, and signs; each painting is an investigation and a critique of itself. Modern art is a critique of meaning and an attempt to show the reverse side of signs”
― Octavio Paz Solórzano, Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature

“The handmade object does not charm us simply because of its usefulness.
It lives in complicity with our senses, and that is why it is so hard to get rid of it-it is like throwing a friend out of the house.”
― Octavio Paz Solórzano, Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature

“To suppress subjectivity is to cut the heart out of art.”
― Octavio Paz Solórzano, Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature

“Great art is always an invention that begins as an imitation.”
― Octavio Paz Solórzano, Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature