Artistic Quotes - Page 26

• The literary critic, or the critic of any other specific form of artistic expression, may detach himself from the world for as long as the work of art he is contemplating appears to do the same.

  Clive James

  Art, Expression, Long

  Clive James (1983). “Glued to the box: television criticism from the Observer, 1979-82”, Jonathan Cape

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• Great artistic talent in any direction... is hardly inherent to the man. It comes and goes; it is often possessed only for a short phase in his life; it hardly ever colors his character as a whole and has nothing to do with the moral and intellectual stuff of the mind and soul. Many great artists, perhaps most great artists, have been poor fellows indeed, whom to know was to despise.

  Hilaire Belloc

  Character, Artist, Men

  Hilaire Belloc (1940). “Characters of the Reformation”, p.66, Lulu.com

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• I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.

  David Chase

  Thinking, Artistic Life, Self

  "Q&A: David Chase Beyond The Sopranos". Interview with Simon Abrams, www.esquire.com. October 9, 2012.

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• What is art? A violet. Is that all? An artistic style is a living entity, a continuous process of invention. It can never be imposed from without; born of the profoundest tendencies within a society, its direction is to a certain extent unpredictable, in much the same way as the eventual configuration of a tree's branches.

  Octavio Paz

  Art, Tree, Style

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• Abstract Expressionism was invented by New York drunks.

  Joni Mitchell

  New York, Abstract, Expressionism

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• Connoisseurs think the art is already done.

  John Constable

  Art, Thinking, Done

  John Constable (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of John Constable (Illustrated)”, p.561, Delphi Classics

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• True artistic renewal does not mean being stripped of fetters. It means moving into new fetters.

  Tawfiq al-Hakim

  Moving, Mean, Doe

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• The world I feel, within the realm of art, is more genuine than the wrorld of matter. Artistic feeling is not tape measures, spectrographs, or flash camera lens.

  Gu Cheng

  Art, Feelings, Cameras

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• Empathy is not merely the basic principle of artistic creation. It is also the only path by which one can reach the truth about life and society.

  Kafu Nagai

  Compassion, Empathy, Principles

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• Every type of purely direct concrete description bears the mark of artistic portrayal.

  Max Weber

  Bears, Type, Description

  Max Weber (2015). “On the Methodology of the Social Sciences”, p.151, Lulu Press, Inc

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• I would like to tell you that I wrote my book to push back artistic boundaries. But I didn't. I wrote it to impress a girl.

  Gideon Defoe

  Girl, Book, Writing

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• The worst thing that can happen to an artist is to be subsidized by the state. It leads to an intellectual and artistic castration.

  Mario Vargas Llosa

  Artist, Intellectual, States

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• To justify our likes and dislikes, we generally say that the work we dislike is not serious.

  Walter Sickert

  Likes And Dislikes, Serious, Justify

  Walter Sickert, Anna Gruetzner Robins (2003). “Walter Sickert: The Complete Writings on Art”, p.217, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest.

  Wilhelm Reich

  Abstinence, Interest, Drunkenness

  Wilhelm Reich (1969). “The sexual revolution: toward a self-governing character structure”

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• You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind of artistic endeavor. At its best, it is that. But the fact is, most of the actors out there don't earn $3 million a picture and can't afford to take two years off between films and look for the right thing. Most of us are tradesmen.

  James Spader

  Years, Two, Facts

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent.

  Elisabeth Shue

  Opportunity, Vegas, Years

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• My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.

  Morena Baccarin

  Uncles, Theatre, Directors

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.

  Carla Gugino

  Moving, Careers, Endeavor

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.

  Bernard Arnault

  Creative, Sides, Management

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• Art itself cannot be taught, but craftsmanship can. Architects, painters, sculptors are all craftsmen in the original sense of the word. Thus it is a fundamental requirement of all artistic creativity that every student undergo a thorough training in the workshops of all branches of the crafts.

  Walter Gropius

  Art, Creativity, Training

  "Paul Klee, 1879-1940: Poet of Colours, Masters of Lines". Book by Paul Klee and Susanna Partsch, p. 47, 2000.

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• n artistic atmosphere does not create artists a literary atmosphere does not create literators; poets and painters spring up where there was never a verse made or a picture seen. This suggests that God is no more idle now than He was at the beginning, but that He is still and forever shaping the human chaos into the instruments and means of beauty.

  William Dean Howells

  Spring, Mean, Artist

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• The first part of my name, Khalil Gibran, seems to be paying huge dividends in terms of the artistic life of the poet from whom my name was inspired.

  Khalil Gibran Muhammad

  Artistic Life, Names, Firsts

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Without moving beyond a mere copy, there is no artistry, no originality or artistic advancement; only mechanics.

  Jennifer Young

  Moving, Copying, Advancement

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• If you have used colour throughout most of your artistic life, try just black and white... it will take your painting to another dimension where tone and form in all its permutations reign supreme.

  David Luiz

  Black And White, Artistic Life, Trying

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• In modern times we are often encouraged to protect our ego-force and individuality by securing a private world in which to develop our unique artistic voice. Many artists find themselves solo-paddling along a private and unchallenging river... Could rivalry be a productive system?

  Sara Genn

  Artist, Unique, Voice

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