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Hans Arp Quotes: The important thing about Dada, it seems to me, is that Dadaists despised what is commonly regarded as art, but put the whole universe on the lofty throne of art.
         

The important thing about Dada, it seems to me, is that Dadaists despised what is commonly regarded as art, but put the whole universe on the lofty throne of art.


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Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.

Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.



Often the hands grasp more quickly than the head.

Often the hands grasp more quickly than the head.



Dada aimed to destroy the reasonable deceptions of man and recover the natural and unreasonable order.

Dada aimed to destroy the reasonable deceptions of man and recover the natural and unreasonable order.



The essence of a sculpture must enter on tip-toe, as light as animal footprints on snow.

The essence of a sculpture must enter on tip-toe, as light as animal footprints on snow.



I use very little red. I use blue, yellow, a little green, but especially... black, white and grey. There is a certain need in me for communication with human beings. Black and white is writing.

I use very little red. I use blue, yellow, a little green, but especially... black, white and grey. There is a certain need in me for communication with human beings. Black and white is writing.



I allow myself to be guided by the work which is in the process of being born. I have confidence in it. I do not think about it.

I allow myself to be guided by the work which is in the process of being born. I have confidence in it. I do not think about it.



All things, and man as well, should be like nature, without measure.

All things, and man as well, should be like nature, without measure.



To be full of joy when looking at an oeuvre is not a little thing.

To be full of joy when looking at an oeuvre is not a little thing.



Any work that is not rooted in myth and poetry or that does not partake of the depth and essence of the universe is merely a ghost.

Any work that is not rooted in myth and poetry or that does not partake of the depth and essence of the universe is merely a ghost.



The vertical and the horizontal are the extreme signs available to man for touching the beyond and his inwardness.

The vertical and the horizontal are the extreme signs available to man for touching the beyond and his inwardness.





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