Art Quote by H. W. Janson

Originality is what distinguishes art from craft. It is the yardstick of artistic greatness.

— H. W. Janson

Originality is another criterion of aesthetic value. We may formulate an originality principle, according to which highly valuable works of art provide hitherto unavailable…

— James Young

Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

— Georges Seurat

We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.

— Julia Cameron

In the art world, originality is seen as a precious commodity and its increasingly difficult to get because the territory of art is so…

— Grayson Perry

I don't believe in originality in art. I think we exist on this earth to inspire each other, through our actions, through our deeds,…

— Bill Viola

There is a crucial distinction to be made between innovation and originality. The second, unlike the first, can never break with what preceded it:…

— Roger Scruton

Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

— Lukas Foss

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

I don't believe too much in originality... you learn art from other art and then looking into somebody's face or landscape is the point…

— Paterson Ewen

Originality in art puts charm where it wasn't.

— Eli Siegel

Art is nothing tangible. We cannot call a painting 'art' as the words 'artifact' and 'artificial' imply. The thing made is a work of…

— Anonymous