Anthony de Mello: "La prova dell’amore è il sacrificio.."

Pensate forse di aiutare le persone perché ne siete innamorate?

Ebbene, devo darvi una notizia.

Non si è mai innamorati di qualcuno.

Si è soltanto innamorati della idea che ci si è fatti di una data persona, un’idea preconcetta e dettata dalla speranza.

Fermatevi a pensarci un minuto: non siete mai innamorati di qualcuno, siete innamorati della vostra idea preconcetta riguardo a quella persona.

Rene Magrittè | Les Amants

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: La bellezza salverà il mondo! / The beauty will save the world!

"Ama la vita più della sua logica, solo allora ne capirai il senso".

"A volte l’uomo è straordinariamente, appassionatamente innamorato della sofferenza".

"Colui che mente a se stesso e dà ascolto alla propria menzogna arriva al punto di non saper distinguere la verità né dentro se stesso, né intorno a sé e, quindi, perde il rispetto per se stesso e per gli altri".

"Oggi c’è più ricchezza ma meno forza; nessuna idea sa unire i cuori: tutto è rilasciato, rammollito, sfatto. Tutti noi, tutti noi siamo sfatti!".

"[Da una lettera al fratello Michail] Che m'importa la gloria, quando io scrivo per il pane?"

Vasily Perov | Portrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1872 (detail)

Louise Camille Fenne, 1972 | Magic realism painter

Louise Camille Fenne was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Having a Danish father and an English mother, she grew up and went to school in both Denmark and England.

Louise studied drawing in Aix-en Provence, France and at The Glyptotek, Copenhagen, before enrolling at The Florence Academy of Art in 1995, being intrigued by the possibility of studying traditional painting and drawing techniques.

Paige Bradley, 1974 | Figurative sculptor

Born in Carmel, California Paige Bradley knew she would be an artist by the age of nine.

Immersed in nature and art, Bradley’s fascination with the human figure began early.

She believed that through the figure an artist could speak a universal language that is timeless and essential.

Paige began drawing from the model by the age of ten and by fifteen was studying intensely at university campuses during the summer months.

Joe Webb, 1976 | Mixed media painter

Joe Webb is a British visual artist, known for his enticing handmade mixed media collages.

He uses images from vintage magazines and posters to conjure surreal narratives that express both a comical and cynical take on the modern world.

Webb’s Handmade Collages

Webb worked as a commercial artist and graphic designer for several years. Tired of modern technology and its overwhelming potentials, Joe turned to collage, a technique he described as "more immediate and graphic than painting".

Webb’s elegant handmade collages are made of vintage magazines and printed ephemera that he has collected during the years.

Francis Henry Newbery | Glasgow School of Art

Francis Henry Newbery (1855-1946) or Fra Newbery was a painter and art educationist, best known as director of the Glasgow School of Art between 1885-1917.

Under his leadership the School developed an international reputation and was associated with the flourishing of Glasgow Style and the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his circle.

Newbery helped commission Mackintosh as architect for the now famous School of Art building and was actively involved in its design.

Robert Schumann: "Talent works, genius creates"!

• "Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself".

• "Only if the form is first clear to you will the spirit then reveal itself".

• "To compose is to remember music that has never been written".

• "When you play, never mind who listens to you".

• "Andare lento e correre sono errori di pari gravità".

• "Il musicista colto potrà studiare una Madonna di Raffaello con la stessa utilità con cui il pittore studierà una sinfonia di Mozart... L'estetica di un'arte è quella delle altre, soltanto il materiale è diverso".

Gustave Adolphe Mossa (1883-1971) | Clara and Robert Schumann

Frants Henningsen | Genre painter

Frants Peter Diderik Henningsen (Copenhagen, 1850-1908) was a Danish painter, illustrator and professor.

His paintings depict unfortunate occurrences in the lives of middle-class people living in Copenhagen during difficult times.

His connections with Denmark's more traditional, realist school encouraged criticism from many of his more reactionary contemporaries, especially Karl Madsen who objected to his appointment as a professor at the Academy in 1887.