True Artists Quotes

• The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

  Michelangelo

  Christian, Art, Shadow Work

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• Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

  Henry Ward Beecher (1868). “Norwood: Or, Village Life in New England”, p.69

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• There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt is awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.

  Albert Einstein

  Beautiful, Art, Eye

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• Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

  Fran Lebowitz

  Sweet, Art, Writing

  Fran Lebowitz (2011). “The Fran Lebowitz Reader”, p.23, Vintage

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  All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Eckhart Tolle from Jun 22, 2009

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• True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

  Auguste Rodin

  Art, Passion, Men

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• Even a true artist does not always produce art.

  Carroll O'Connor

  Art, Creativity, Creative

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• Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.

  John Dewey

  Inspirational, Time, Memories

  John Dewey (2015). “Reconstruction in Philosophy: Top American Authors”, p.48, 谷月社

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  The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.331, Princeton University Press

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• True art lies in a reality that is felt.

  Odilon Redon

  Art, Lying, Reality

  Jodi Hauptman, Odilon Redon (2005). “Beyond the visible: the art of Odilon Redon”, The Museum of Modern Art

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• True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

  Albert Einstein

  Art, Memorable, Creativity

  Albert Einstein, Helen Dukas (1981). “Albert Einstein, the Human Side: New Glimpses from His Archives”, p.77, Princeton University Press

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• The true painter strives to paint what can only be seen through his world.

  Andre Malraux

  Art, World, Strive

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• Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Beauty, Beautiful, Art

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• Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

  Rene Magritte

  Motivational, Art, Serendipity

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• The true artist does not create art as an end in itself; he creates art for human beings. Humanity is the goal.

  Bronislaw Huberman

  Art, Goal, Humanity

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  A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

  Salvador Dali

  Artist, Inspire, Inspired

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• There is nothing more lonely than a true artist.

  Tom Spanbauer

  Lonely, Artist

  Tom Spanbauer (2007). “In the City of Shy Hunters”, p.75, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• A true artist is someone who gives birth to a new reality.

  Plato

  Artist, Reality, Giving

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• A true artist is driven by the never-ending desire to create.

  Lee Hammond

  Inspiring, Art, Desire

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• Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you're not worthy.

  Viola Davis

  Struggle, Artist, Feelings

  Source: featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com

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• Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Artist, Touching, Shadow

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• In the inner place where true artists create there exists a pure child.

  Lawren Harris

  Children, Artist, Innocence

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• True artists pursue greatness in craft in order to give the Lord the best fruit of the talent He has given them, not to build themselves up. They understand that true greatness is found in the heart of the servant.

  Charlie Peacock

  Heart, Artist, Greatness

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• To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel not the way others think you should feel.

  Don Ellis

  Music, Thinking, Artist

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• It has always been my belief that the true artist, like the true scientist, is a researcher using materials and techniques to dig into the truth and meaning of the world in which he himself lives; and what he creates, or better perhaps, brings back, are the objective results of his explorations. The measure of his talent--of his genius, if you will--is the richness he finds in such a life's voyage of discovery and the effectiveness with which he is able to embody it through his chosen medium.

  Paul Strand

  Artist, Effectiveness, Discovery

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