“A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension is the source of artistic energy.” StatesArtistSufferingEnergyDivineSourceNakedArtisticTensionGreat ArtDiscontentGreat ArtistDisequilibrium Book:Truth and Fantasy from My Life Source: Truth and Fantasy from My Life
“The fundamental purpose of the artist is the same as that of a scientist: to state a fact.” StatesFactsPurposeArtistScientistFundamentals Author:Herbert Read
“During every really creative act, the artist finds himself homeless. To overcome this state he has to call up his last reserves of strength.” StatesLastsArtistCreativeStrengthOvercomingReservesHomeless Author:Asger Jorn
“I've always been interested in history, but they never taught Negro history in the public schools...I don't see how a history of the United States can be written honestly without including the Negro. I didn't [paint] just as a historical thing, but because I believe these things tie up with the Negro today. We don't have a physical slavery, but an economic slavery. If these people, who were so much worse off than the people today, could conquer their slavery, we can certainly do the same thing....I am not a politician. I'm an artist, just trying to do my part to bring this thing about.” PeopleIfsTryingBelieveStatesTodaySchoolArtistI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesWrittenEconomicTaughtPoliticianSlaveryHistoricalPaintIncludingHonestlyConquerTiesPublic SchoolEconomic Slavery Author:Jacob Lawrence
“Summoning artists to participate In the august occasions of the state Seems something artists ought to celebrate. Today is for my cause a day of days.” StatesSeemsTodayArtistCausesOughtCelebrateOccasionsAugustSummoning Author:Robert Frost