Werner Herzog Quotes
We live in an era when established values are no longer valid, when prodigious discoveries are being made every year, when catastrophes of unbelievable proportions occur weekly. In ancient Greek the word “chaos” means “gaping void” or “yawning emptiness.” The most effective response to the chaos in our lives is the creation of new forms of literature, music, poetry, art and cinema.
Herzog, Werner. Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed. Edited by Paul Cronin, Faber & Faber, 2014.
The designer was a exemplar of a third world artist and designer, having studied in the West, then implementing the emulation of neither but the creation of entirely new blended art and design. His cultural leap became an artistic and economic success.
Werner Herzog is a German film director, screenwriter, writer, actor, and opera director. Herzog is considered a figure of the New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature.
