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    My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

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The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

by Paul Valery Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

by Josh Billings Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

by David Hockney Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

by Dawn French Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

by Michelangelo Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential read more

The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art.

by Kenneth Tynan Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - read more

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

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