“In the Classical tradition, deriving from ancient Greece and Rome, beauty was perceived as the means by which the artist captured the viewer's eye in order to engage the viewer with truth and so inspire goodness.” MeanEyeArtistOrderBeautyInspireGoodnessTraditionAncientRomeViewersGreeceCapturedAncient GreeceGreece And Rome Author:John Walford
“Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when I am alone with myself, I haven't the 'courage' to consider myself an artist, in the great and ancient sense of that word... I am only a public entertainer, who understands his age.” KnowsAgeTodayArtistRichHavensAncientEntertainers Author:Pablo Picasso
“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.” TryingSchoolFormArtistLosesStudyPerspectiveTraditionAncientDrawingChineseConventionsDecayBrushesTextureFruition Author:John French Sloan