The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn't exist, for the artist doesn't live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn't look for harmony but would simply live in it.
The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.
An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind.
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
The world doesn't need an artist who shows reality as it is.
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