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Small: Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been cre
Andre Gide
"Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor"
Andre Gide, Novelist
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Small: Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression
"Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression"
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Novelist
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Small: A man paints with his brains and not with his hands
"A man paints with his brains and not with his hands"
Michelangelo, Artist
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Small: I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists
Robert Indiana
"I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists"
Robert Indiana, Artist
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Small: Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produce
"Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time"
Jean Cocteau, Director
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Small: Trying to force creativity is never good
Sarah McLachlan
"Trying to force creativity is never good"
Sarah McLachlan, Musician
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Small: I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but Ive done many
Robert Indiana
"I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but I've done many"
Robert Indiana, Artist
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Small: Things are beautiful if you love them
"Things are beautiful if you love them"
Jean Anouilh, Playwright
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Small: The task of art today is to bring chaos into order
"The task of art today is to bring chaos into order"
Theodor Adorno, Philosopher
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Small: Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them
William Wordsworth
"Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them"
William Wordsworth, Poet
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Small: Photography is a major force in explaining man to man
"Photography is a major force in explaining man to man"
Edward Steichen, Photographer
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Small: Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished prod
"Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product"
Edward Steichen, Photographer
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Small: An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness
Henry Miller
"An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness"
Henry Miller, Writer
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Small: The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts
Henry Miller
"The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts"
Henry Miller, Writer
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Small: What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit
"What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit"
John Updike, Novelist
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Small: The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it
"The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it"
Carl Rogers, Psychologist
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Small: Ive been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes sear
Barbra Streisand
"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good"
Barbra Streisand, Actress
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Small: The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to l
"The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box"
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Photographer
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Small: Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered
"Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered"
Al Capp, Cartoonist
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Small: An artist cannot fail it is a success to be one
"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one"
Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist
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Small: Im afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning
Andy Warhol
"I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning"
Andy Warhol, Artist
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Small: An artist is somebody who produces things that people dont need to have
Andy Warhol
"An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have"
Andy Warhol, Artist
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Small: Every artist writes his own autobiography
Henry Ellis
"Every artist writes his own autobiography"
Henry Ellis, Psychologist
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Small: There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept
"There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept"
Ansel Adams, Photographer
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Small: A painting that is well composed is half finished
"A painting that is well composed is half finished"
Pierre Bonnard, Artist
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Small: Light in Nature creates the movement of colors
"Light in Nature creates the movement of colors"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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Small: The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor
Paul Getty
"The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor"
Paul Getty, Businessman
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Small: It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force
Max Eastman
"It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process"
Max Eastman, Author
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Small: Vision is the true creative rhythm
"Vision is the true creative rhythm"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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Small: Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint
"Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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Small: Even a true artist does not always produce art
"Even a true artist does not always produce art"
Carroll O'Connor, Actor
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Small: I paint with shapes
"I paint with shapes"
Alexander Calder, Sculptor
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Small: What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time
John Berger
"What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time"
John Berger, Artist
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Small: A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires
"A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires"
Hedy Lamarr, Actress
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Small: The artists world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is al
"The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep"
Paul Strand, Photographer
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Small: Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art
"Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art"
Miguel Angel Ruiz, Author
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Small: Art doesnt transform. It just plain forms
"Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms"
Roy Lichtenstein, Artist
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Small: The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids
"The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above"
Cyril Connolly, Journalist
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Small: Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture
"Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture"
Arthur Erickson, Architect
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Small: When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process
"When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process"
Jim Hodges, Politician
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