"Realism is condemned by those artists whose poverty……" — Walter J. Phillips

"Realism is condemned by those artists whose poverty of technique does not permit them to express it."

— Walter J. Phillips

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80 Quotes by Walter J. Phillips

Walter J. Phillips has 80 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.
Appreciation is the breath of life to the creative artist, and in spite of modern conditions, there is enough abroad…
Universal appreciation of art... belongs to those countries and those ages which are not, or were not, ruled by materialism.…
Beauty may be perceived in any scene by one with sympathy and understanding. Beauty is in the mind.
Drawing is the representation of form - the graphic expression of a visual experience.
The play of sunlight is amusement enough for a lazy man...
In most natural scenes there is a prevailing colour, which the landscape painter must learn to identify, and which must…
The student's ambition should be to become a painter's painter, rather than a popular painter. The approbation of fellow artists…
When spring is here the sketcher begins to look over his equipment and relishes in anticipation the soothing hours he…
The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.
The artist reserves the right to remove a blot on the landscape, to change positions of things, to suit his…
The character of the subject must influence the choice of the method of its representation.

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Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor… — Chinua Achebe
Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — Wystan Hugh Auden
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an… — Norman Ralph Augustine
Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did. — Sebastian Bach
I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political… — Kevin Bacon
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. — Francis Bacon
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. — Lord Acton
I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I… — Erykah Badu
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint… — Erykah Badu

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