No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.
I think that art is supposed to be ahead of the times.
A good artist has less time than ideas.
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.
I think it's the job of the artist to reflect the times and also reflect his or her views of the world.
One kind of artist is always striving to annihilate the past, to make the world anew in each new work, and so to triumph over the dead weight of routine. I am the other kind... who only sees his way forward by standing on the shoulders of those who have already cleared the path ahead.
We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
A great artist is always before his time or behind it.