The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors.
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No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability.
An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind.
We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.
To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perceptions.
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.
I think that an artist should be a skilled craftsman.
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