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    The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

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Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

by Henri Matisse Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

by Diane Arbus Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the read more

I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius emerges. I don't have enough hair to be a genius. I think you have to have hair going everywhere.

by Beck Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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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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About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

by Josh Billings 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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The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - read more

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

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Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

by Paul Gauguin Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.

by Henry Mille Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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