ANTONI GAUDI

The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.

Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.

Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.

Originality is going back to origins.

Originality is a return to the origin.

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature.

There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated

Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.

The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people.

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

The creation continues incessantly through the media of man.

Copiers do not collaborate.

Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.

The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.

Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.

Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.

Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.

Nothing is invented that has not appeared in nature first.

Everything comes from the great book of nature.

The creation continues incessantly through the media of man. But man does not create... he discovers.

But man does not create...he discovers.

Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.

Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.

The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature.

Originality is going back to origins.

There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated

The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people.

Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.

Originality is a return to the origin.