Perfect beauty implies perfect simplicity, a quality that at first sight does not arouse the emotions which we feel before gigantic works, objects whose very disproportion constitutes an element of beauty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True beauty often comes from simplicity rather than overwhelming scale or complexity.
- In plain terms
- Simple things can be more beautiful than huge, complex ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek simplicity in design to achieve lasting beauty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does simplicity always equal beauty?
- When is complexity beautiful?
Another view
Some beauty does come from grandeur or complexity.
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