Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.

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Art is ultimately schizophrenic.

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A copying artist should get permission or pay the original artist a fee.

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One can be a technical master - full of craftsmanship, but not in most senses an artistic master.

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The Impressionists had to fight the gallery system for many years before becoming accepted. One of their methods of fighting was to band together and…

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Over the last few days, I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, and with a deepening sense of the connectio…

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Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?

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You have to control, focus and temper the strength. Uncontrolled strength is usually an explosion. Sometimes on the other hand let it explode and pic…

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How and when to try new things and to what degree are critical... Too soon and too radical a change and you may not master anything or develop a styl…

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