“The artist's imagination may wander far from nature. But as long as it is a living, moving power in his brain, isn't it just as real as any other natural phenomenon? The artist justifies his existence only when he can transform his imagination into truth.” MayLongRealMovingArtistImaginationNaturalExistenceBrainWanderJustifyPhenomenonNatural Phenomena Author:Bill Vaughan
“The notion that the great artist requires a great patron has been around since the Pharaohs. That the born patron also needs an artist to patronize is a less-studied phenomenon.” NeedsHas BeensArtistBornNotionPhenomenonGreat ArtGreat ArtistPatronPharaohs Book:Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album Source: Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album
“art itself shuns commonality: while the scientist may seek the phenomenon that repeats itself, the artist seeks the exception.” MayArtArtistScientistRepeatsExceptionPhenomenonCommonality Book:A Critical Study of Philip Guston Source: A Critical Study of Philip Guston