“Talent counts for much, but effort counts for more.” EffortTalent Book:John Singer Sargent Source: John Singer Sargent
“Imagine a revised edition of Shakespeare... a big, thick book with an elegant cover... You open it and find that there are no pages, just an empty box of space. On the back wall of the box is a small mirror. You look into it, see yourself, and now you know all you need to know about Shakespeare.” KnowsNeedsLooksBookBigsSpaceImagineWallPagesEmptyMirrorsBoxesOver YouThickElegant Author:Carter Ratcliff
“I believe that the artist's feelings are in some way generative. And I suspect that much of the artist's most productive emotion - not all of it but much of it - is felt in the course of playing around with form.” WayBelievePlayFeelingsFormArtistCoursesI BelieveFeltEmotionProductiveSuspectsPlaying Around Author:Carter Ratcliff
“What is art?... From a strictly logical point of view, a question with no clear answer comes under the suspicion of being meaningless. But a strictly logical point of view never shows us much about art.” ArtShowsAnswersViewsClearPoint Of ViewLogicalMeaninglessSuspicionBeing MeBeing Mean Author:Carter Ratcliff
