"Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything"

Ad Reinhardt asserts in this quote that a genuinely great artist does not depend on having a singular, "excellent" idea. Rather, a good artist is capable of producing without counting on any external factors or sources of motivation. Therefore, Reinhardt argues that a bad artist is somebody who thinks they have a good idea, suggesting an absence of real creativity and creativity. Reinhardt's declaration recommends that excellent art is not necessarily substantiated of a eureka moment, however rather through the artist's ability in expressing themselves and their surroundings in a special and insightful way.