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    Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters
    Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters
    Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters
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    Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters

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    "The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire." --Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

    Who better to speak about the creative process than the greatest artists in history? From Georgia O'Keeffe and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Pablo Picasso and Isak Dinesen, Words of Art is a celebration of the craft and the artists who have changed the way we see the world--and influenced how we create.

    You can't ask Michelangelo how he felt when he first took a step back to look at the statue of David, or what Leonardo da Vinci felt when he began painting the Mona Lisa, but you can read their words and imagine for a moment how these stunning works came to be.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateDec 18, 2012
    ISBN9781440561023
    Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters
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    Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, informs, instructs, and inspires readers across a variety of lifestyle categories by providing the content they’re looking for, from the experts they follow and trust. From New Age to Personal Finance, Cooking to Self-Help, Adams Media researches, identifies, creates, and distributes accessible content with implicit discoverability. Embodying a uniquely flexible “ground-up” publishing model, Adams Media navigates within or between consumer categories as market opportunity dictates. These are the books people are searching for. 

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      Words of Art - Adams Media

      INTRODUCTION

      What is the meaning of art? What is the importance of creativity and imagination? How does one overcome and grow from rejection and failure? This remarkable volume, brimming with quotes from the titans of the art world, is a treasure trove of poignant, inspirational thoughts on imagination, passion, creativity, confidence, and the meaning of being an artist. In its pages, you will find much to stir your soul, whether you’re seeking a jumping-off point for your own muse, or simply insightful gems from the greatest artists of all time. After all, who better for the artist—whether aspiring or established—to turn to than the undisputed masters of their disciplines: Picasso, Rodin, da Vinci, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Ellington, and scores of other luminaries in their respective fields?

      There is no right or wrong way to use Words of Art. There is no dictum about the inspirational and thought-provoking quotes herein, except that they should spur you to greater heights as an artist and as a person. Whether you prop the book up on your favorite easel, or leave it on your nightstand, Words of Art is the perfect companion to your life as an artist, or just as a human being!

      CHAPTER 1

      The Artist

      Defined

      Art is the desire of a man to express

      himself, to record the reactions of his

      personality to the world he lives in.

      Amy Lowell, American poet

      I believe that if it were left to artists to choose

      their own labels, most would choose none.

      Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American artist

      Let each man exercise the art he knows.

      Aristophanes, ancient Greek playwright

      When I can no longer create anything,

      I’ll be done for.

      Coco Chanel, French fashion designer

      Art is not what you see,

      but what you make others see.

      Edgar Degas, French artist

      To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.

      Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

      God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat. He has no real style. He just keeps on trying other things.

      Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist

      I don’t believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there’s one thing that’s dangerous for an artist, it’s precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and all the rest of it.

      Federico Fellini, Italian director

      The critic has to educate the public;

      the artist has to educate the critic.

      Oscar Wilde, Irish writer

      Art is not a handicraft; it is the transmission

      of feeling the artist has experienced.

      Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer

      Every artist was first an amateur.

      Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer

      The artist is the confidant of nature; flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word, which nature directs towards him.

      Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

      What I dream of is an art of balance.

      Henri Matisse, French artist

      In my experience, anyone can

      paint if he doesn’t have to.

      Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress

      Through all the world there goes one

      long cry from the heart of the artist:

      Give me leave to do my utmost.

      Isak Dinesen, Danish writer

      The painting has a life of its own.

      I try to let it come through.

      Jackson Pollock, American painter

      I say that good painters imitated nature,

      but that bad ones vomited it.

      Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer

      Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

      Paul Gauguin, French artist

      I paint my own reality.

      The only thing I know is that

      I paint because I need to,

      and I paint whatever

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