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    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.

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Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

by Jean Dubuffet Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more read more

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

by Henri Matisse Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.

Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.

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What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art.

What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art.

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The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

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

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Anyone who contributes to the defense fund
of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.

Anyone who contributes to the defense fund
of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.

by Mike Royko Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside read more

You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way.

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The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure -- if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to read more

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure -- if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to the generation which says if you don't like it, you don't understand and you ought to find out.

by John Drummond Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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