“Part of the difficulty in trying to be both an artist and a businessperson is this: You make a picture because you have seen something beyond price; then you are to turn and assign to your record of it a cash value. If the selling is not necessarily a contradiction of the truth in the picture, it is so close to being a contradiction—and the truth is always in shades of gray-that you are worn down by the threat.” IfsTryingArtistValuesTurnsRecordsTruth IsDifficultyThreatPhotographerSellingContradictionGrayShadeCashWornShades Of Gray Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews
“When you are 'bad' in the art world they are very very scared! They want to control you... and they can't! Individuality and uniqueness are threats to the status quo. It is an artist's job to be an 'outlaw.” WorldWantArtJobsArtistThreatIndividualityScaredShockUniquenessStatus QuoOutlawArt World Author:Laurence Gartel
“The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians.” ArtWarArtistCan DoPoliticianThreatWarningArmament Author:Arthur Miller