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“The kids I talk to are convinced their generation will make the best music. And the greatest artists have yet to be discovered. I walk around with that thought every day.”

Kids Artist Walks Generations Convinced

Author:L.A. Reid

“I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and white... because it is light and shade that make objects appear in relief.”

Art Use Light Artist Black White Knowing Objects Painting Skills Convinced Supreme Relief Shade Black And White

Author:Leon Battista Alberti

“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.”

Source: Understanding media: the extensions of man

“I am convinced the most unfortunate people are those who would make an art of love. It sours other effort. Of all artists, they are certainly the most wretched.”

People Love Art Artist Effort Convinced Unfortunate Wretched

Book:Advertisements for Myself

Source: Advertisements for Myself

“I cannot be convinced that great artists are moralists. Art is first appearances, then meaning.”

Firsts Art Artist Art Is Appearance Convinced Great Art Great Artist Moralist

Book:Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

Source: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson