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.
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You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.
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.
I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.
I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document it musically, then they are your influence.
I've always said I'm more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they're given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.
You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.
I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.
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.
Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.
An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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