Artist Cannot Quotes

17 quotes by 14 authors

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. — Jean Cocteau
Any man who can write a page of living prose adds something to our life, and the man who can, as I can, is surely… — Raymond Chandler
The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One… — Henri Matisse
I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? — Branford Marsalis
Technique is really personality. That is the reason why the artist cannot teach it, why the pupil cannot learn it, and why the aesthetic critic… — Oscar Wilde
Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life… — Oscar Wilde
An artist cannot do anything slovenly. — Jane Austen
An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty — Andrei Tarkovsky
What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And… — August Wilson
An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist — Stephen Stills
An artist cannot get along without a public; and when the public is absent, what does he do? He invents it, and turning his back… — Andre Gide
An artist cannot deny art, nor would he want to. A lover cannot deny love. — Raymond Chandler
Since art exists for humanity it is not unreasonable to assume that humanity has some rights in the matter. Who pays the piper calls the… — Walter J. Phillips
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. — Charles Horton Cooley
The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden. — Henri Nouwen
The artist cannot look to others to validate his efforts or his calling. If you don't believe me, ask Van Gogh, who produced masterpiece after… — Steven Pressfield

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