Robert Delaunay
Robert Delaunay
Robert Delaunaywas a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. His later works were more abstract, reminiscent of Paul Klee. His key influence related to bold use of colour and a clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone...
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth12 April 1885
CityParis, France
Robert Delaunay quotes about
understanding perception
Our understanding is correlative to our perception.
painting language luminous
Painting is by nature a luminous language.
essence observation indispensable
Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable
vision movement seeing
Seeing is in itself a movement.
paris research world
It is this research into pure painting that is the problem at the present moment. I do not know any painters in Paris who are really searching for this ideal world.
perception world vastness
The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not have vastness.
painting
Nature engenders the science of painting
definitions care take-care
I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them. One must take care, too, not to be inhibited by them.
movement vital
The idea of the vital movement of the world and its movement is simultaneity.