Elizabeth Alexander Quote

Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades, the moment passes, the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver. Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us, as we move in and out of each other’s lives, as we all must eventually leave this earth. Great artists know that shadow, work always against the dying light, but always knowing that the day brings new light and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand leaves us a new canvas with each wave.

Elizabeth Alexander

Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades, the moment passes, the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver. Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us, as we move in and out of each other’s lives, as we all must eventually leave this earth. Great artists know that shadow, work always against the dying light, but always knowing that the day brings new light and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand leaves us a new canvas with each wave.

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Elizabeth Alexander may refer to:

Elizabeth Alexander (actress) (born 1952), Australian actress
Elizabeth Alexander (scientist) (1908–1958), British born geologist, physicist and radio astronomer
Elizabeth Alexander (businesswoman) (born 1943), chancellor of the University of Melbourne
Elizabeth Alexander (composer) (born 1962), American composer
Elizabeth Alexander (poet) (born 1962), American poet, essayist, playwright and professor
Elizabeth Alexander (press secretary), press secretary for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden