At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants.
Meaning of the quote
The artist Egon Schiele was fascinated by the way mountains, water, trees, and flowers move and change. He noticed that the way they sway and grow is similar to the movements of the human body. Schiele also saw that plants, like people, seem to experience joy and sadness. He was amazed by these connections between the natural world and the human experience.
About Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele was an Austrian Expressionist painter known for his intense and sexually raw self-portraits and paintings. His twisted body shapes and expressive lines were hallmarks of his early Expressionist style, and he was mentored by the famous painter Gustav Klimt.
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