Art Quote by David Bayles

The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece.

— David Bayles

The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. Such imperfections are your guides - valuable, objective, non-judgmental…

— David Bayles

“But the important point here is not that you have — or don’t have — what other artists have, but rather that it doesn’t…

— David Bayles

“In essence, art lies embedded in the conceptual leap between pieces, not in the pieces themselves. And simply put, there’s a greater conceptual jump…

— David Bayles

“But while mastering technique is difficult and time-consuming, it’s still inherently easier to reach an already defined goal — a “right answer” — than…

— David Bayles

“There were counter-protests, of course, and in the end Mapplethorpe’s work was exhibited, but the message to the arts community was clear: stray too…

— David Bayles

Tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding.

— David Bayles

Art is a high calling - fears are coincidental. Coincidental, sneaky and disruptive, we might add, disguising themselves variously as laziness, resistance to deadlines,…

— David Bayles

“Fears arise when you look back, and they arise when you look ahead. If you're prone to disaster fantasies, you may even find yourself…

— David Bayles

“But is the Mona Lisa really art? Well then, what about an undetectably perfect copy of the Mona Lisa? That comparison (however sneaky) points…

— David Bayles

The hardest part of art-making is living your life in such a way that your work gets done-over and over-and that means, among other…

— David Bayles

“In making art you need to give yourself room to respond authentically, both to your subject matter and to your materials. Art happens between…

— David Bayles