“An artist must be very careful not to look for models. As soon as one artist takes another as model, he is lost. There is no other point of departure than reality.” LooksRealityArtistLostModelsCarefulDeparture Author:Pablo Picasso
“If men were able to be convinced that art is a precise advance knowledge of how to cope with the psychic and social consequences of the next technology, would they all become artist? Or would they begin a careful translation of new art forms into social navigation charts? I am curious to know what would happem if art were suddenly seen for what it is, namely, exact information of how to rearrange one's psyche in order to anticipate the next blow from our own extended faculties.” IfsKnowsMenArtAbleFormArtistOrderNextSocialTechnologyInformationArt IsConsequenceBlowCarefulConvincedCuriousFacultyPrecisePsychicsTranslationsAnticipateNavigation Book:Understanding media: the extensions of man Source: Understanding media: the extensions of man
“An artist of understanding and experience can show more of his great power and art in small things roughly and rudely done, than many another in a great work. A man may often draw something with his pen on a half sheet of paper in one day . . . . and it shall be fuller of art and better than another's great work whereon he hath spent a whole year's careful labor.” MenYearsMayArtDoneWholeShowsArtistUnderstandingHalfOne DayPaperDrawsLaborCarefulPensSheetsSmall ThingsGreat WorkGreat PowerWhole Year Author:Albrecht Durer
“Everybody that wants to be successful should always be careful of what you wish for. A lot of artists and entertainers want to put the genie back in the bottle and wish they could go back to being what they were.” WantShouldArtistWishSuccessfulCarefulBeing SuccessfulBottlesBe CarefulEntertainersGenies Author:Ice Cube