I have often heard the quote of Austrian-American concert pianist Artur Schnabel, who, when asked what made his piano performances so beautiful, said, “The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes—ah, that is where the art resides.”
Similarly, after failing to interest the US Military and Britain in his and his brother Orvilles’ new invention–the airplane, Wilbur Wright, when visiting Paris to pitch the same to the French, said:
“There is always an open space as big as a city square in front of each building... And in addition there is nearly always a broad avenue leading directly to it, giving a view from a long distance. It is this, as much as the buildings and monuments themselves, that makes Paris such a magnificent city.” (From David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers Copyright 2015)
This reality is what I hope we all understand as individuals, as a city, as a state, as a nation, and as a world. We need our space, in our art, in our lives and between our living and community spaces. That is were the peace, the beauty, the solace, the hope and the art resides.
Loren M. Lambert, © Jan. 7, 2015.
Similarly, after failing to interest the US Military and Britain in his and his brother Orvilles’ new invention–the airplane, Wilbur Wright, when visiting Paris to pitch the same to the French, said:
“There is always an open space as big as a city square in front of each building... And in addition there is nearly always a broad avenue leading directly to it, giving a view from a long distance. It is this, as much as the buildings and monuments themselves, that makes Paris such a magnificent city.” (From David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers Copyright 2015)
This reality is what I hope we all understand as individuals, as a city, as a state, as a nation, and as a world. We need our space, in our art, in our lives and between our living and community spaces. That is were the peace, the beauty, the solace, the hope and the art resides.
Loren M. Lambert, © Jan. 7, 2015.
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