“I deny that art can be taught, or, in other words, maintain that art is completely individual, and that the talent of each artist is but the result of his own inspiration and his own study of past tradition.” ArtInspirationPastArtistIndividualResultsEducationStudyTalentTaughtArt IsTraditionDeny Author:Gustave Courbet
“By and large I think art is made by people who have discipline married to talent in sufficiently large amounts to work even if they don't feel like it. Anybody can get maudlin and decide to write poetry at 11 at night; the question is, can you do it at 8:30 on a Monday morning..?” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsWritingArtMadeNightMorningTalentAmountDisciplineMarriedArt IsMondayMonday Morning Author:Clive Barker
“Art is all about becoming a name, a brand; it isn't based on talent or creativity.” ArtNamesCreativityTalentBecomingArt IsBrands Author:Betty Dodson
“I also got encouragement from my teachers at primary school but one person in particular who had a significant impact on my lean towards art is Mr. Luigi St. Omer. Mr. St. Omer was the one who always reminded me that I should not settle for less than greatness in my art. He saw that I had the potential and he helped me develop that talent.” ShouldPersonsArtSchoolSawsTeacherTalentGreatnessParticularArt IsEncouragementImpactSignificantPrimariesSettlingPrimary School Author:St. Lucia
“Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity.” FirstsArtWarLife IsArtistOpportunityAchieveTalentAmbitionArt IsOneselfLimitationWorks Of ArtAggressive Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon