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“That a viewer does not see what the artist intended does not make the composition a failure... In reality all artists speak first to themselves and then to an audience.”

Quote by Mike Svob

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Mike Svob, born in 1955, is a renowned author whose works span a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels. His books are appreciated for their unique imagination and profound themes. more

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“When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the artist's composition. The composition is the totality of the work.”

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“By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting.”

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“The difficult part of the process is the long exploration and discovery of your own soul and living with the results.”

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“The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest realities. Only the most determined, hardest working, capable and creative will make their way to earning a good living by their art.”

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“A painting with a message does not happen by accident. It happens when you place elements in their order of importance.”

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“The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care.”

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“Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not they can read that particular language.”

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“Think of the centre of interest in a painting as you would read it in a novel or see it in a movie. The crisis or climax is that point when you simply can't put the book down or wouldn't dare leave the movie, for whatever reason.”

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“Each of us can manifest the properties of a field of consciousness that transcends space, time, and linear causality.”

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“Monet, Manet, Sisley, Renoir, Van Gogh and others went outside to paint for one simple reason - it looks different outside.”

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