Charles Sheeler Quotes

United States, Painter
June 16, 1883 – May, 7, 1965.

Charles Sheeler was an American painter and commercial photographer. He is recognized as one of the founders of American modernism, developing a style of painting known as Precisionism and becoming one of the master photographers of the 20th century.

Photography is nature seen from the eyes outwards. Painting is nature seen from the eyes inwards.

Charles Sheeler
- Eye
- Painting
- Photography
Every age manifests itself by some external evidence. In a period such as ours when only a comparatively few individuals seem to be given to religion, some form other than the Gothic cathedral must be found. Industry concerns the greatest numbers-it may be true, as has been said, that our factories are our substitute for religious expression.

Charles Sheeler

I favor a picture which arrives at its destination without the evidence of a trying journey rather than one which shows the marks of battle.

Charles Sheeler
- Trying
- Journey
- Battle
Photography is nature seen from the eyes outward, painting from the eyes inward. Photography records inalterably the single image, while painting records a plurality of images willfully directed by the artist.

Charles Sheeler
- Artist
- Eye
- Painting
Isn't it amazing how photography has advanced without improving.

Charles Sheeler
- Photography
- Improving