Artist Quotes by Lewis Hyde

9 Artist quotes by Lewis Hyde

Lewis Hyde’s musings on creators are delivered in nine short statements, each weaving his cultural‑theory insights. The brief set offers a quick, intellectual glimpse into his thoughts on artistic value.

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When we are moved by art we are grateful that the artist lived, grateful that he labored in the service of his…

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An essential portion of any artist's labor is not creation so much as invocation

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“We may not have the power to profess our gifts as the artist does, and yet we come to recognize, and in…

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An essential portion of any artist’s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be made, it…

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Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes a political…

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What is it about a work of art, even when it is bought and sold in the market, that makes us distinguish…

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All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by money, power,…

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For the slow labor of realizing a potential gift the artist must retreat to those Bohemias, halfway between the slums and the…

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Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is…

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We are only alive to the degree that we can let ourselves be moved.

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Erik Erikson has commented: Potentially creative men like (Bernard) Shaw build the personal fundament of their work during a self-decreed moratorium, during which they…

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“All cultures seem to find a slightly alien local population to carry the Hermes projection. For the Vietnamese it is the Chinese, and for…

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The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery, then our labor…

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To be a great teacher, you can't simply be looking at how to earn your income. And with a priest or spiritual leader -…

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Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.

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We forgive when we give up attachment to our wounds.

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All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by money, power, politics, and…

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Science may not be as intimate as the medical profession; nonetheless, it certainly is a community in which ideas are often shared as contributions,…

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“There is the family of our birth and then there is a more noble world to which we really belong; the richness of this…

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An anaesthetic is a poet-killer.

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“Irony got dangerous when it became a habit. Wallace quoted Lewis Hyde…”Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time, it is the voice of…

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When we are moved by art we are grateful that the artist lived, grateful that he labored in the service of his gifts.

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Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved. When gifts circulate within…

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