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“At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder liberates him from the mean fussing of perfectionism.”

Quote by John Berger

Book:A Painter of Our Time

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A Painter of Our Time

This book delves into the world of a modern artist, capturing the challenges and triumphs of their creative journey. more

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John Berger, born on November 5, 1926 and died on January 2, 2017, was a renowned British art critic and writer. His work spanned across various fields including painting, photography, and literature, known for his unique perspective and profound insights. more

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“When a painter is working he is aware of the means which are available to him - these include his materials, the style he inherits, the conventions he must obey, his prescribed or freely chosen subject matter - as constituting both an opportunity and a restraint.”

Mean Matter Opportunity Challenges Subjects Style Materials Available Chosen Painter Conventions Restraint Subject Matter

Book:Sense of Sight

Source: Sense of Sight

“The extreme proposition on which Giacometti based all his mature work was that no reality... could ever be shared. This is why he believed it impossible for a work to be finished. This is why the content of any work is not the nature of the figure or head portrayed but the incomplete history of him staring at it.”

Reality Impossible Figures Extremes Finished Staring Mature Propositions Finishing Incomplete

Book:Selected Essays of John Berger

Source: Selected Essays of John Berger

“There's the artist's intimacy and truthfulness to himself, but an equal intimacy to the Other [the one drawn]. Picasso drawings are like that... the Rembrandts are like that. The artist who most often did that was Van Gogh.”

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Author:John Berger

“I use charcoal a lot. Partly because it has such a fantastic range but also because it is very easy to erase. For me, drawing is a lot to do with taking out, with returning to the white of the paper.”

Use Easy White Paper Drawing Mediums Fantastic Range Erase Charcoal

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“What is saved in the cinema when it achieves art is a spontaneous continuity with all mankind.”

Art Achieve Mankind Art Is Saved Cinema Spontaneous Continuity Vagrants

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“Every authentic poem contributes to the labour of poetry... to bring together what life has separated or violence has torn apart.”

Together Poetry Violence Labour Torn Torn Apart

Book:Selected Essays of John Berger

Source: Selected Essays of John Berger

“Today the discredit of words is very great.”

Today Discredit Hijacking

Author:John Berger

“Authors hide their big thefts by putting small ones between quotation marks.”

Bigs Mark Quotations Theft Quotation Marks

Author:Paul Eldridge

“There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love.”

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“The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.”

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Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace