“In this context of achievement-and-death, artist who make Happenings are living out the purest melodrama. Their activity embodies the myth of nonsuccess, for Happenings cannot be sold and taken home; they can only be supported.” HomeArtistTakenActivityAchievementHappeningsMythMelodrama Book:Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life Source: Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life
“New artists will be discovered and trained. Moreover, when the artists who've gone abroad return home, they can share and pass on skills and knowledge to their peers here. I am certain their stints abroad will make them better artists and mentors. It will teach them discipline and independence. It will broaden their horizons.” HomeArtistCertainTeachGoneShareReturnDisciplineSkillsIndependenceHorizonMentorPeersHere I AmNew ArtistsSkills And Knowledge Author:Ryan Cayabyab
“Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I'll just say to Jack, "Let's let the next villain be Dr. Doom" ... or I may not even say that. He may tell me. And then he goes home and does it. He's so good at plots, I'm sure he's a thousand times better than I. He just makes up the plots for these stories. All I do is a little editing ... I may tell him that he's gone too far in one direction or another. Of course, occasionally I'll give him a plot, but we're practically both the writers on the things.” NeedsGivingMayMeanLittlesDoeStoriesHomeArtistCoursesNextGoneThousandPlotVillainDrsEditingDoomOne Direction Book:Stan Lee: conversations Source: Stan Lee: conversations
“Our whole dream for our home was for it to be an artist's haven. So there are paint supplies; there's a piano with a microphone and a recorder right there to capture things right in the second. There's editing equipment. There are cameras. I think the only thing in our house that people would be surprised by is the efficiency.” PeopleThinkingWholeHomeDreamWould BeArtistHouseHavensCamerasPaintPianoCaptureEfficiencyEditingEquipmentSuppliesMicrophonesRecorders Author:Will Smith
“Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it....I personally know so many poets that work a 9 to 5 in a cubicle and come home and write poetry. Their poetry is just as powerful and moving as anything that I've ever written, if not more.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingRealHomeMovingArtistPowerfulWrittenPoetPaidPoetry IsComing HomeUnfairReal ArtistsCubicles Author:Sarah Kay
“Art is created in a state of delirium. Anyting else is the restoration of monuments. Collectors are artist that do not have a home. they have to make one for themselves.” ArtStatesHomeArtistArt IsMonumentRestorationCollectorsDelirium Author:Gunter Brus