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Artist Quotes

If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work, then I was never an artist Picture Quote #1

The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits on the edge of the world, and a push may send him over it Picture Quote #1

The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted Picture Quote #1

One has a nose. The nose scents and it chooses. An artist is simply a kind of pig snouting truffles Picture Quote #1

An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will not appear artificial or false Picture Quote #1

An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty Picture Quote #1

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Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist Picture Quote #1

If one defends the bourgeois, philistine virtues, one does not defend them merely from the demonism or bohemianism of the artist but from the present bourgeoisie itself Picture Quote #1

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs Picture Quote #1

I want to be the kind of artist who keeps pushing on every album. I don’t want to settle on a sound Picture Quote #1

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist Picture Quote #1

Whatever an artist’s personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he becomes historical. He acts from or upon other artists Picture Quote #1

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I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist Picture Quote #1

He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries, changes our nervous systems, creates a new language, transmits new kinds of joy to our startled senses and spirits Picture Quote #1

I’m an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds of sites and contexts which determine what it means and looks like Picture Quote #1

I’m hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour Picture Quote #1

I’m an artist and I can draw very well. I’m amazed that everybody can’t draw well because I can do it so effortlessly Picture Quote #1

I’ve just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist Picture Quote #1

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Now that I’m coming out with my own record people can see I’m a solo artist Picture Quote #1

Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist Picture Quote #1

Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create Picture Quote #1

I believe that the artist’s involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live Picture Quote #1

You want to throw yourself in as many uncomfortable places as possible, if you want to build muscles in uncomfortable parts of your body and grow as an artist Picture Quote #1

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death Picture Quote #1

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I’m a con artist in that I’m an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn’t Picture Quote #1

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself Picture Quote #1

I like to make records sound good. I’m more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what’s the point? Picture Quote #1

I’ve come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that Picture Quote #1

You have to write badly to write at all. If it’s crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself Picture Quote #1

I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist Picture Quote #1

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If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work, then I was never an artist (Artist Quotes) The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits on the edge of the world, and a push may send him over it (Artist Quotes) The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted (Artist Quotes) One has a nose. The nose scents and it chooses. An artist is simply a kind of pig snouting truffles (Artist Quotes) An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will not appear artificial or false (Artist Quotes) An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty (Artist Quotes) Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist (Artist Quotes) If one defends the bourgeois, philistine virtues, one does not defend them merely from the demonism or bohemianism of the artist but from the present bourgeoisie itself (Artist Quotes) Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs (Artist Quotes) I want to be the kind of artist who keeps pushing on every album. I don’t want to settle on a sound (Artist Quotes) The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist (Artist Quotes) Whatever an artist’s personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he becomes historical. He acts from or upon other artists (Artist Quotes) I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist (Artist Quotes) He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries, changes our nervous systems, creates a new language, transmits new kinds of joy to our startled senses and spirits (Artist Quotes) I’m an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in different kinds of sites and contexts which determine what it means and looks like (Artist Quotes) I’m hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour (Artist Quotes) I’m an artist and I can draw very well. I’m amazed that everybody can’t draw well because I can do it so effortlessly (Artist Quotes) I’ve just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist (Artist Quotes) Now that I’m coming out with my own record people can see I’m a solo artist (Artist Quotes) Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist (Artist Quotes) Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create (Artist Quotes) I believe that the artist’s involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live (Artist Quotes) You want to throw yourself in as many uncomfortable places as possible, if you want to build muscles in uncomfortable parts of your body and grow as an artist (Artist Quotes) All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death (Artist Quotes) I’m a con artist in that I’m an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn’t (Artist Quotes) The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself (Artist Quotes) I like to make records sound good. I’m more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what’s the point? (Artist Quotes) I’ve come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that (Artist Quotes) You have to write badly to write at all. If it’s crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself (Artist Quotes) I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist (Artist Quotes)

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