“A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher.” MenEnoughWisdomArtistWishWisePhilosopherGreat ArtBeing WiseGreat Artist Book:Heretics Source: Heretics
“It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious... he must once more sink himself in solitude.” IfsSeemsTodayArtistWishSeriousSolitude Book:Edgar Degas Source: Edgar Degas
“To be sure an artist wishes to raise his standard intellectually as much as possible, but the man must remain in obscurity. Pleasure must be found in the studying.” MenArtistFoundWishPleasureStudyHe ManStandardsRaisesObscurity Author:Paul Cezanne
“It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.” GivingFeelingsArtistWishPaintingPerceptionObservationAtmosphereRegister Author:Lucian Freud
“Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is noble in you, you cannot fail to find a kindred soul who understands you, and you do not need a host of such spirits. Is not that all an artist should wish for?” NeedsShouldArtSoulMatterSpiritDesireArtistWishFailingPaintingNobleYour SoulHostKindredPainting Art Book:Camille Pissarro: letters to his son Lucien Source: Camille Pissarro: letters to his son Lucien
“I wish to be of service to the artists of our own day, by showing them how a small beginning leads to the highest elevation, and how from so noble a situation it is possible to fall to utmost ruin, and consequently, how these arts resemble nature as shown in our human bodies.” HumansArtBodyArtistFallWishSituationTeachingHighestNobleRuinsHuman BodyElevationSmall Beginnings Author:Giorgio Vasari
“A landscape clean and crisp in form and colour, rich in inspiration is all that an artist could wish for, begging to be used, and full of inherent possibilities.” InspirationFormUsedArtistWishRichPossibilityCleanLandscapeColourInherentBeggingCrisps Author:Franklin Carmichael
“I shall not find a painting more beautiful because the artist has painted a hawthorn in the foreground, though I know of nothing more beautiful than the hawthorn, for I wish to remain sincere and because I know that the beauty of a painting does not depend on the things represented in it. I shall not collect images of hawthorn. I do not venerate hawthorn, I go to see and smell it.” KnowsDoeBeautifulArtistWishPaintingDependsSmellSincereForeground Author:Marcel Proust
“He [the artist] ought to have 'these powerful organs of expression' - colour and chiaroscuro - entirely at his command, that he may use them in every possible form, as well as that he may do with the most perfect freedom; therefore, whether he wishes to make the subject of a joyous, solemn, or meditative character, by flinging over it the cheerful aspect which the sun bestows, by a proper disposition of shade, or by the appearances that beautify its arising or its setting, a true "General Effect" should never be lost sight of.” ShouldWellsMayCharacterUseFormArtistLostWishPerfectPowerfulSunSubjectsEffectsExpressionOughtAspectSightAppearanceSettingCommandSettingsColourOver ItShadeOrgansDispositionCheerfulSolemnJoyousChiaroscuro Author:John Constable
“What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days before photography came in a sitter had a perfect right to say to the artist: "Paint me just as I am." Now if he wishes absolute fidelity he can go to the photographer and get it.” IfsShowsArtistWishPerfectSubjectsPhotographyAbsolutesPaintPhotographerPainterPortraitsFidelityOld Days Author:Aubrey Beardsley
“Everybody that wants to be successful should always be careful of what you wish for. A lot of artists and entertainers want to put the genie back in the bottle and wish they could go back to being what they were.” WantShouldArtistWishSuccessfulCarefulBeing SuccessfulBottlesBe CarefulEntertainersGenies Author:Ice Cube
“Make this decision today. Will you be a good and honest writer, or would you rather be famous, loved, noticed? Tell me, because there are different paths for these two divergent goals. The decision to be a true artist is lonelier and slower, but it will lead to better work and, I think, a better life. Very rarely you will be a good and honest writer and also know a little comfort and some attention and the well wishes of a crowd. This is very rare.” ThinkingKnowsWellsLittlesTwoDifferentTodayArtistWishGoalDecisionAttentionPathHonestComfortCrowdsBetter LifeDivergentTrue ArtistsDifferent PathsWell Wishes Author:Tennessee Williams