Limitations are really good for you. They are a stimulant. If you were told to make a drawing of a tulip using five lines, or using a hundred, you'd have to be more inventive with the five.

David Hockney

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Topic

Artistic constraints Limitations and constraints Creativity Art

Speaker

David Hockney

Source

A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Hockney, David. A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney. Thames & Hudson, 2011.

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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
The mysterious Awe Wonder Creativity

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13 Forum and Century
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
German
Time
1930 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13." Forum and Century, Oct. 1930, vol. 84, issue 4, pp. 193-194.