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«An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.»
Author: Edgard Varese (Composer) | About: Art
«An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.»
«An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.»
«An artist must only judge what he understands; his field is just as restricted as any other specialists»
«An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.»
«An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.»
«An artist is only an ordinary man with a greater potentiality--same stuff, same make up, only more force. And the strong driving force usually finds his weak spot, and he goes cranked, or goes under.»
«An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.»
«An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation»
Author: Joseph Conrad | About: Art
«An artist that works in marble or colors has them all to himself and his tribe, but the man who molds his thoughts in verse has to employ the materials vulgarized by everybody's use, and glorify them by his handling»

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