Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Antonin Artaud
- Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to find a culture for the fatigue of your bones.
- There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea shining in his head frightened people and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.
- I would like to write a book that would drive men mad, which would be like an open door leading them where they would never have consented to go; in short, a door that opens onto reality.
- I have a need for angels. Enough hell has swallowed me for too many years. But finally understand this: I have burned up one hundred thousand human lives already from the strength of my pain.
- If our lives lack constant magic, it is because we choose to observe our acts and lose ourselves in consideration of their imagined form and meaning instead of being impelled by their force.
- No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell.
- All writing is garbage. People who come out of nowhere to try and put into words any part of what goes on in their minds are pigs.
- For nothing bestializes a being like the taste for eternal happiness or the search for eternal happiness at any price, and Mademoiselle Lucifer is that slut who never wanted to abandon eternal happiness.
- So society has strangled in its asylums all those it wanted to get rid of or protect itself from because they refused to become its accomplices in certain greatness.
- Poetry is a dissociating and anarchic force that, through analogy, associations, and imagery, thrives on the destruction of known relationships.
Antonin Artaud (1896–1948) was a French playwright, poet, actor, and theorist, renowned for his avant-garde contributions to the world of theater and literature. Born in Marseille, Artaud’s tumultuous life was marked by struggles with mental illness.
In the 1920s, Artaud gained recognition as an actor with his intense performances and collaborations with Surrealist artists, including André Breton. However, his profound discontent with conventional theater practices led him to formulate the “Theatre of Cruelty,” a revolutionary concept aiming to evoke visceral reactions from the audience through a raw and primal theatrical experience.
Despite his creative brilliance, Artaud faced personal challenges, spending several years in psychiatric institutions. His written works, such as “The Theater and Its Double,” reflect his passionate belief in the transformative power of art. Artaud’s ideas deeply influenced later generations of artists and intellectuals, impacting the development of experimental theater and performance art.
Struggling with mental health issues throughout his life, Antonin Artaud passed away in 1948 at the age of 51. Despite the challenges he faced, his legacy endures as a visionary force in the exploration of the boundaries of artistic expression.
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