“The ugliest spectacle is that of artists selling themselves. Art as a commodity is an ugly idea... The artist as businessman is uglier than the businessman as artist.” ArtIdeasArtistBusinessUglySellingCommodityBusinessman Book:Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt Source: Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt
“When I write I don't aim to shock people, and I'm surprised when I do. But I don't think that anything that occurs in life should be omitted from art, though the artist should present it in a fashion that is artistic and not ugly. I set out to tell the truth. And sometimes the truth is shocking.” PeopleThinkingShouldWritingArtSometimesArtistFashionTruth IsAimUglyArtisticShockTelling The TruthShocking Author:Tennessee Williams
“What influenced my style was the feeling that I was a lousy artist... I was like the ugly duckling, not knowing what I was, style-wise, and thinking I was all on my own... I evolved into a style that couldn't be compared to anyone else.” ThinkingFeelingsArtistMy OwnKnowingWiseStyleUglyNot KnowingDucklingsUgly Duckling Author:Jim Rowe