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“To be able to observe with a stranger's eye helps one to see with an artist's eye. What alienates us inspires.”

Helping Eye Able Artist Inspire Stranger Observation

Book:The substance of man

Source: The substance of man

“They say that art should stand the test of time. Life lasts a limited amount of time. Mountains and trees and earth will outlive human beings, but we don't know if they will be here always. Art does outlast the life span of its maker. Art should communicate to an increasing circle of strangers-people who do not know the artist, but come to know the work, and through the work, come to know something about the humanity of the artist that rings with their own humanity.”

Source: Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

“The usual relationship between an artist and his painting is like the relationship with the father, or a husband's with his wife. But mine is a relationship with a stranger... with the chance acquaintance.”

Artist Father Chance Wife Mines Painting Husband Stranger Usual Confession Acquaintance

Author:Ilya Kabakov

“I'm aware of being a stranger, an outsider, and that's always an advantage for an artist. It means I can see from the inside and the outside. I have that double vision.”

Mean I Can Artist Vision Advantage Stranger Outsiders Double Vision

Author:John Hirsch

“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means.”

Mean Art Philosophy Artist History Aim Stranger Artificial Fine Arts Famous Artist Inspirational Artist Fine Artists Painting Art Painting And Art Artificial Life

Book:Yoknapatawpha, images and voices: a photographic study of Faulkner's County, with passages from classic William Faulkner texts

Source: Yoknapatawpha, images and voices: a photographic study of Faulkner's County, with passages from classic William Faulkner texts