Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art or both. Don't confuse one with the other. Such art is not pure constructive art, but merely an imitation of the machine.


Naum Gabo (1919) as cited in: Ruth Latta (1948) Naum Gabo. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), p. 18

Naum Gabo Quotes

Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art or both. Don't confuse one with the other. Such art is not pure constructive art, but...

Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art or both. Don't confuse one with the other. Such art is not pure constructive art, but...

Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art or both. Don't confuse one with the other. Such art is not pure constructive art, but...

Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art or both. Don't confuse one with the other. Such art is not pure constructive art, but...