Nathan Goldstein Quotes

• Perspective should be learned - and then forgotten. The residue - a sensitivity to perspective - helps perception, varying with each individual and determined by his responsive needs.

  Nathan Goldstein

  Perspective, Perception, Needs

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• The inherent lightness or darkness of a form - its local-tone - is a given quality of all forms. It is affected by, but separate from, the light and dark areas that result from light falling on forms.

  Nathan Goldstein

  Otoño, oscuridad, luz

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• The local-tone is the intrinsic value of a thing - excluding any effects of light. The local-tone of a common pearl is very nearly white; that of a lump of coal, nearly black.

  Nathan Goldstein

  Light, White, Black

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• Value, whether the result of massed lines, broad strokes, or washes, is the necessary and only tool for modelling form with light.

  Nathan Goldstein

  Light, Tools, Lines

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• El valor ofrece al artista la posibilidad de mostrar cambios sutiles en el estado de la superficie de una forma, y ayuda a aclarar la distancia relativa entre las formas.

  Nathan Goldstein

  Distance, Mean, Artist

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