The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.
I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work, it's no longer his... I just see what people make of it.
The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.
The writer knows his own worth, and to be overvalued can confuse and destroy him as an artist.
Artists change how we see the world - and that can have value in the way people do business.
We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.
An artist is his own fault.
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.
The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he does.
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