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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.
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.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Balance is the enemy of art.
Balance is the enemy of art.
The studio, a room to which the artist consigns himself for life, is naturally important, not only as workplace, but read more
The studio, a room to which the artist consigns himself for life, is naturally important, not only as workplace, but as a source of inspiration. And it usually manages, one way or another, to turn up in his product.
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Art is either plagiarism or revolution.
Art is either plagiarism or revolution.
In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith read more
In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.
When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove read more
When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove the paint that had poured into his sleeve.
