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“I guess maybe my art can be said to be a protest. I see things a certain way, and as an artist I’m privileged in that arena to protest or say publicly what I’m thinking about. Maybe the strongest work I’ve done is because it was done with indignation. Considering myself as a feminist, I don’t want my work to be a reaction to what male art might be or what art with a capital A would be. I just want it to be art. In a convoluted way, I am protesting- protesting the usual way art is looked at, being shoved into a period or category.”

Thinking Way Want Art Said Done Might Would Be Artist Certain Periods Art Is Males Feminist Reactions Protest Strongest Categories Usual Considering Privileged Arena Indignation Convoluted

Author:Nancy Spero

“I think the worst reaction that I could get from someone to my photos is some sort of mediocre, middle-range reaction where they really get nothing from it, and they want to move on to the next thing. [I'd rather they be] horrified, pissed off at me, extremely disgusted at how bad of an artist I am.”

Thinking Want Moving Artist Next Middle Worst Reactions Range Mediocre Pissed Off Disgusted

Author:Alex Prager

“In the creative act, the artist goes from intention to realization through a chain of totally subjective reactions.”

Artist Creativity Creative Intention Reactions Chains Realization Subjective

Book:The complete works of Marcel Duchamp

Source: The complete works of Marcel Duchamp

“The natural reaction of the artist will be strongly towards bringing man back into focus as the center of importance.”

Men Artist Humanity Natural Focus Importance Reactions

Author:Ben Shahn

“A necessary process for the artist is one which begins with a point of view, a reaction to the environment, to people, to whatever it is one is concerned with.”

People Artist Process Views Environment Concerned Point Of View Reactions Methodology

Author:Jacques Lipchitz

“The attitude and reactions of artists toward their art children reveal an attitude similar to that which mothers in general possess toward their children. There is the same sensitivity to any criticism, the same possessive pride.”

Children Art Mother Artist Attitude Pride Criticism Reactions Sensitivity Possessive

Author:Beatrice M. Hinkle

“Through the history of art we can see through the emotional life, and sometimes the financial security of some of the artists, some transformation. And I really believe that it's generally about the same kind of transformation and the same kind of reaction. We are a little bit less individual than we would like to believe or guess we are.”

Believe Kind Littles Art Sometimes Artist Individual Bits Security Emotional Little Bit Transformation Financial Individuality Reactions Emotional Life Financial Security

Author:Arman

“The passionate reactions of people to a painting, the exclamation, 'Oh, this is wonderful,' may, even if meant in a positive way, entirely destroy the chiaroscuro, the mystical hidden weaving of fantasy which the artist needs.”

People Ifs Way Needs May Artist Fantasy Wonderful Painting Passionate Reactions Mystical Weaving Exclamation Chiaroscuro

Book:The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition

Source: The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition

“Mixed reactions? Sure, I get them all the time. I'm a Marmite artist.”

Artist Reactions Marmite

Author:Mika

“I'm a guy desperately in need of buffers. I have big feelings, big reactions, big emotions. All the things that serve me as an artist, but challenge me as a socially-responsible human being.”

Needs Humans Feelings Bigs Artist Guy Challenges Human Beings Emotion Responsible Reactions

Author:Kurt Sutter

“The man who reacts to the universe with a cry of impotent anguish is acceptable as an artist only if he can persuade us that he has sanely considered the other possible reactions and found them inadequate.”

Ifs Men Artist Universe Found Cry He Man Reactions Acceptable Anguish Inadequate

Book:Tynan on theatre

Source: Tynan on theatre