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“It is a shame to see in the work of an artist the limitations of his critics.”

Artist Shame Critics Limitation

Author:Robert Breault

“To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.”

Artist Talent Notes Limitation

Book:Not Under Forty

Source: Not Under Forty

“In abandoning the vagueness of the sketch the artist shows more of his personality by revealing the range but also the limitations of his talent.”

Shows Artist Talent Personality Limitation Range Revealing Vagueness

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“Artists are perennially implored to consider 'the limitations of the medium.' Whoever invented this expression exaggerated the limitations of the English language. We are not concerned with what effects cannot be produced with our materials.”

Artist Language Effects Expression Materials Concerned Mediums Limitation English Language Exaggerated

Author:Walter J. Phillips

“Keenly aware of their limitations, artists often remain insecure even as their list of successes grows.”

Artist Grows Lists Limitation Insecure

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“Every artist knows that there is no such thing as "freedom" in art. The first thing an artist does when he begins a new work is to lay down the barriers and limitations; he decides upon a certain composition, a certain key, a certain relation of creatures or objects to each other. He is never free, and the more splendid his imagination, the more intense his feeling, the farther he goes from general truth and general emotion.”

Source: Willa Cather on Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art