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“Originality is a quality that cannot be imitated. The technique of the language, on the other hand, is something that belongs to all who can understand it.”

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John French Sloan

John French Sloan was an American painter known for his depictions of urban life. His works are typically presented in a realistic style, emphasizing the impact of industrialization and urbanization. Born on August 2, 1871, he passed away on September 7, 1951. more

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“When painting a landscape it is desirable to walk through the clumps and around the bushes, around the trees, the houses and the rocks. Familiarizing yourself in this way with the subject, you will get a better concept of the thing and not a visual and false snapshot.”

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“The subject may be of first importance to the artist when he starts a picture, but it should be of least importance in the finished product. The subject is of no aesthetic significance.”

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“Find your own technique.”

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“The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.”

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“There is a better chance of getting an exciting painting from a laboured study with texture than from a fine drawing without it.”

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“A piece of drapery is like a necktie, hot stuff to paint, and one of the easiest things for a painter to kid himself into thinking he can do. Don't be fooled by the color. Go after the shape and character. Hew the forms together with colored tones.”

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“The emphasis on original, individual work in the past years has done a great deal to produce a crop of eccentric fakes and has carried art away from the stream of tradition. Tradition is our heritage of knowledge and experience. We can't get along without it.”

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“Study the great brush drawings of the Chinese and Japanese... When we try to imitate their conventions for perspective, form and texture we lose the content, because those artists were part of an ancient tradition. Our tradition changes rapidly, our schools of thought come to fruition quickly and decay again. We see differently.”

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