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Art Critic Quotes

Being a critic is a terrific method for killing your love of art Picture Quote #1

All art critics are useless or harmful Picture Quote #1

Art critics are like every other critic Picture Quote #1

If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it Picture Quote #1

I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself Picture Quote #1

There are artists with palettes and easels selling the kind of modern art that Soviet art critics used to critique with bulldozers. Judging by the paintings I saw, the Soviets were right the first time Picture Quote #1

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Most artists, or at least most of the ones I know, deny having a philosophical outlook that they try to translate into their works. Some had thought of the work of Cezanne and others as being a ‘painted epistemology.’ But Cezanne himself denied this and Daniel-Henri Kahnwiler, the art critic and art dealer, insisted that none of the many painters he had known had a philosophical culture Picture Quote #1

It cannot be too plainly stated that it is quite unimportant whether photography produces ‘art’ or not. Its own basic laws, not the opinions of art critics, will provide the only valid measure of its future worth Picture Quote #1

I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is Picture Quote #1

It’s possible I am the only art critic that a lot of people read. And maybe Robert Hughes, if he’s still writing Picture Quote #1

I don’t have the education of an art historian. I’ve certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I’m not a skilled or thorough art historian and I wouldn’t call myself an art critic Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art Picture Quote #1

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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic Picture Quote #1

A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author Picture Quote #1

A critic should always strive to recapture the sense of wonder and surprise with which he first beheld a now-familiar work of art Picture Quote #1

A critic must be knowledgeable in several fields, practices, and mediums. Brushing off art that they personally don’t understand, is not a critique Picture Quote #1

Everybody’s an art critic Picture Quote #1

For every good art critic there may be ten great artists Picture Quote #1

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Aren’t maids the ultimate art critics? Picture Quote #1

I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art Picture Quote #1

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation Picture Quote #1

Cortissoz was art critic of the New York Herald Tribune Picture Quote #1

Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one Picture Quote #1

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall Picture Quote #1

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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else Picture Quote #1

An art critic is someone who appreciates art, except for any particular piece of art Picture Quote #1

In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic Picture Quote #1

The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion Picture Quote #1

To appreciate a work of art, is it okay to like what you like, and the heck with the art critics and experts? Absolutely Picture Quote #1

When art critics get together they talk about form and structure and meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine Picture Quote #1

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Being a critic is a terrific method for killing your love of art (Art Critic Quotes) All art critics are useless or harmful (Art Critic Quotes) Art critics are like every other critic (Art Critic Quotes) If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it (Art Critic Quotes) I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself. (Art Critic Quotes) There are artists with palettes and easels selling the kind of modern art that Soviet art critics used to critique with bulldozers. Judging by the paintings I saw, the Soviets were right the first time (Art Critic Quotes) Most artists, or at least most of the ones I know, deny having a philosophical outlook that they try to translate into their works. Some had thought of the work of Cezanne and others as being a ‘painted epistemology.’ But Cezanne himself denied this and Daniel-Henri Kahnwiler, the art critic and art dealer, insisted that none of the many painters he had known had a philosophical culture (Art Critic Quotes) It cannot be too plainly stated that it is quite unimportant whether photography produces ‘art’ or not. Its own basic laws, not the opinions of art critics, will provide the only valid measure of its future worth (Art Critic Quotes) I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. (Art Critic Quotes) It’s possible I am the only art critic that a lot of people read. And maybe Robert Hughes, if he’s still writing. (Art Critic Quotes) I don’t have the education of an art historian. I’ve certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I’m not a skilled or thorough art historian and I wouldn’t call myself an art critic. (Art Critic Quotes) I’ve always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art (Art Critic Quotes) Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. (Art Critic Quotes) A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author. (Art Critic Quotes) A critic should always strive to recapture the sense of wonder and surprise with which he first beheld a now-familiar work of art. (Art Critic Quotes) A critic must be knowledgeable in several fields, practices, and mediums. Brushing off art that they personally don’t understand, is not a critique. (Art Critic Quotes) Everybody’s an art critic (Art Critic Quotes) For every good art critic there may be ten great artists (Art Critic Quotes) Aren’t maids the ultimate art critics? (Art Critic Quotes) I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art (Art Critic Quotes) Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation (Art Critic Quotes) Cortissoz was art critic of the New York Herald Tribune (Art Critic Quotes) Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one (Art Critic Quotes) It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall (Art Critic Quotes) The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else (Art Critic Quotes) An art critic is someone who appreciates art, except for any particular piece of art (Art Critic Quotes) In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic (Art Critic Quotes) The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion (Art Critic Quotes) To appreciate a work of art, is it okay to like what you like, and the heck with the art critics and experts? Absolutely (Art Critic Quotes) When art critics get together they talk about form and structure and meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine (Art Critic Quotes)

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