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> [Just let the artist sign an empty canvas or a frame, with the inscription, 'I had such and such a concept in mind' for this work. The artist then need not bother with producing the work, and therefore need not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/just-let-the-artist-sign-an-empty-canvas-or-a-frame-with-the/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

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## More by Semir Zeki

> [In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/in-the-fight-between-biology-and-morality-biology-has-commonly-won-in/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [Artists erase reality to a greater or lesser extent, and substitute their own reality - created by their brains, instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/artists-erase-reality-to-a-greater-or-lesser-extent-and-substitute/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [Any artistic achievement that is tailored to conform to social demands rather than to the real, uninhibited, feelings of its creator, is destined not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/any-artistic-achievement-that-is-tailored-to-conform-to-social/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [The Japanese, if I understand them, are masters of the unsaid and the unstated, of subtlety and ambiguity, all of which constitute powerful stimulants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/the-japanese-if-i-understand-them-are-masters-of-the-unsaid-and-the/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [The reaction was immediate. The blood flow was in proportion to how much the painting was liked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/the-reaction-was-immediate-the-blood-flow-was-in-proportion-to-how/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [Laughter is very infectious, and why it should be so is a most interesting neurological problem. But it also has other, more physiological, benefits.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/laughter-is-very-infectious-and-why-it-should-be-so-is-a-most/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [I view all art as an effort to translate brain concepts into a work. These brain concepts are synthetic ones - the result of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/i-view-all-art-as-an-effort-to-translate-brain-concepts-into-a-work/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [I have the strong suspicion that when the brain's greed system is in operation, those parts of the brain that regulate ethical conduct are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/i-have-the-strong-suspicion-that-when-the-brain-s-greed-system-is-in/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [Most artists, or at least most of the ones I know, deny having a philosophical outlook that they try to translate into their works.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/most-artists-or-at-least-most-of-the-ones-i-know-deny-having-a/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [I can really recommend a beautifully but sparsely furnished room with empty walls!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/i-can-really-recommend-a-beautifully-but-sparsely-furnished-room-with/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [What is creative is the seeking of perfection - and not attaining it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/what-is-creative-is-the-seeking-of-perfection-and-not-attaining-it/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [Self-censorship, whether known or unknown, is an unwelcome brake on creativity; it stifles self-expression and hence prevents a work from reaching the heights of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/self-censorship-whether-known-or-unknown-is-an-unwelcome-brake-on/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [The female brain may confer distinctive economic advantages, to the benefit of all, and we should, therefore, pursue seriously having equal numbers of women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/the-female-brain-may-confer-distinctive-economic-advantages-to-the/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [I gather that the dopaminergic system in the reward centres of the brain respond even more vigorously to the expectation of reward than to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/i-gather-that-the-dopaminergic-system-in-the-reward-centres-of-the/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

> [I always expect the worst from this evil and wicked world and am often pleasantly surprised when the worst does not come to pass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/i-always-expect-the-worst-from-this-evil-and-wicked-world-and-am/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

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