Any creation of art is conceived and born under influences, amidst the atmosphere of reverie and the most customary volition of the artist. It is there, in any case, that his work arises from.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.
Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head and my heart.
Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.
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.
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own.
An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict.
Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.
To create a work of art is to create the world.
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