“I deny that art can be taught, or, in other words, maintain that art is completely individual, and that the talent of each artist is but the result of his own inspiration and his own study of past tradition.” ArtInspirationPastArtistIndividualResultsEducationStudyTalentTaughtArt IsTraditionDeny Author:Gustave Courbet
“The numerous ecstatic traditions - including free jazz and funk - have all been great inspirations.” InspirationTraditionJazzIncludingEcstaticFunkFree Jazz Author:David First
“As far as inspiration goes, I'm constantly inspired by traveling, symbols, magic and different cultural traditions around the world.” WorldDifferentInspirationMagicTraditionInspiredSymbolsAround The World Author:Pamela Love
“I was brought up on choirs and brass bands. They formed the music of my childhood. When I heard the Treorchy Male Choir at the Royal Variety Performance it brought back such happy memories. You have your own eminent place in the history of British music. You stand for excellence in a great tradition and your work for charity is both an example and an inspiration.” InspirationMemoriesHeardChildhoodExampleBandTraditionPerformancesExcellenceCharityMalesBritishVarietyRoyalChoirBrassHappy MemoriesBrass BandsBritish Music Author:Michael Parkinson
“Alexander McQueen was one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation. His genius, sometimes provocative, admired and saluted by all, constantly opened new perspectives. Visionary and avant-garde, his creations took their inspiration from both tradition and timeless hyper-modernity.” SometimesInspirationGenerationsFashionCreationPerspectiveGeniusTraditionDesignerTimelessModernityVisionariesProvocativeFashion DesignerHyperAvant GardeNew PerspectiveMcqueen Author:Francois-Henri Pinault
“Both Italy and Britain have a great tailoring tradition. British men are famously elegant and careful with their style: they love to have their clothes tailored, and they often have a trusted tailor who is passed on from father to son. Plus you have this great textile and fabric tradition, which has been a source of inspiration to us.” MenHas BeensInspirationFatherStyleSonSourceClothesTraditionCarefulBritishBritainPlusTrustedFabricElegantFather SonTailorsTailoredSource Of InspirationTextiles Author:Domenico Dolce