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“If there’s a thing, a scene, maybe, an image that you want to see real bad, that you need to see but it doesn’t exist in the world around you, at least not in the form that you envision, then you create it so that you can look at it and have it around, or show it to other people who wouldn’t have…” quote by Tom Robbins
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“If there’s a thing, a scene, maybe, an image that you want to see real bad, that you need to see but it doesn’t exist in the world around you, at least not in the form that you envision, then you create it so that you can look at it and have it around, or show it to other people who wouldn’t have imagined it because they perceive reality in a more narrow, predictable way. And that’s it. That’s all an artist does.”

Tom Robbins

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Artists create imagined realities to expand perception beyond conventional limits, offering new visions to others.

In simple terms: Artists make imagined things to broaden how we see the world.

Key Takeaway

Create to expand others’ view.

Themes

creativity vision perception

Mood

inspirational thoughtful

Type

philosophical motivational

When to use this quote

  • design
  • film
  • visual arts
  • product development

Key Concepts

imagination artistic purpose

Questions to Reflect On

  • What vision have you yet to materialize?
  • How can imagined ideas become tangible?
A Different Perspective

Creation may clash with practical constraints.

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