In art, one does not aim for simplicity; one achieves it unintentionally as one gets closer to the real meaning of things.
Constantin BrancusiWhat is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.
Constantin BrancusiI ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands.
Constantin Brancusi