Quotes by Stephen Bayley

Stephen Bayley

British art criticus

Lived from: 1951 -

Category: Media Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 13 october 1951

  • Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsbury's is no less effective a business for producing advertisements which entertain and educate instead of condescending and exploiting.
  • Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.

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  • ''Where do architects and designers get their ideas?'' The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?
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  • As the twentieth century ends, commerce and culture are coming closer together. The distinction between life and art has been eroded by fifty years of enhanced communications, ever-improving reproduction technologies and increasing wealth.
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  • Interior design is a travesty of the architectural process and a frightening condemnation of the credulity, helplessness and gullibility of the most formidable consumers - the rich.
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  • Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.
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  • The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
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  • Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsbury's is no less effective a business for producing advertisements which entertain and educate instead of condescending and exploiting.
    ― Stephen Bayley
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What are the most famous quotes from Stephen Bayley?

The two most famous quotes from Stephen Bayley are:

  • "''Where do architects and designers get their ideas?'' The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?"
  • "As the twentieth century ends, commerce and culture are coming closer together. The distinction between life and art has been eroded by fifty years of enhanced communications, ever-improving reproduction technologies and increasing wealth."

When did Stephen Bayley live?

Stephen Bayley was born in 1951.