“A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension is the source of artistic energy.” StatesArtistSufferingEnergyDivineSourceNakedArtisticTensionGreat ArtDiscontentGreat ArtistDisequilibrium Book:Truth and Fantasy from My Life Source: Truth and Fantasy from My Life
“Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure by the begged or gratuitous approval of others.” ShouldJobsArtistSourceCriticismProductivityApprovalPettyArrestedAvoidanceClosurePrematureApproval Of Others Author:Robert Genn
“Some say it appears that painting has come to an end. I say the problem is that the painters' curiosity has come to an end, and this is more observable in the West and not in the East, since in the East there are plenty of untouched and unexplored spaces that could still inspire an artist as sources of creativity.” StillsEndsProblemArtistSpaceCreativityInspirePaintingSourceWestCuriosityEastPainterPlentyUnexplored Author:Guity Novin