Light quotes
A picture must possess a real power to generate light, and for a long time now
I've been conscious of expressing myself through light, or rather in light.
Henri Matisse
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
William Blake
There is such a thing as the impression of luminosity.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Painting is by nature a luminous language.
Robert Delaunay
There is strong shadow where there is much light.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I love lying in darkness.
Nicole Kidman
You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight:
artificial light suits me a great deal better; it's
absolutely steady, and much more exciting.
Pablo Picasso
Available light is any damn light that is available!
W. Eugene Smith
Of the original phenomena, light is the most enthralling.
Leonardo da Vinci
Most people would guess that the sun is fifty or a hundred times brighter than the moon,
but it's a half million times brighter - evidence of the amazing capacity of our eyes to adjust to light and dark.
James Elkins
Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.
Paul Cezanne
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates light.
Hans Hofmann
I often think the night is more alive and more richly coloured than the day.
Van Gogh
Mehr licht - Goethes last words
I have seized the light.
I have arrested its flight.
Louis Daguerre
I have hereby released light again;
photons like to wander freely...
Mads Dam
Fiat Lux! -
Anon