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Artist Quotes - Page 47

The function of the artist is to organize the facets of life according to his imagination.

The function of the artist is to organize the facets of life according to his imagination.

Romare Bearden (2003). “The Art of Romare Bearden”, Harry N Abrams Incorporated

Parks are idealizations of nature, but nature in fact is not a condition of the ideal.

Robert Smithson, Jack D. Flam (1996). “Robert Smithson, the Collected Writings”, p.155, Univ of California Press

Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*.

"Fictional character: Anton Ego". "Ratatouille", www.imdb.com. June 22, 2007.

Art is anything you can get away with.

"Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man". Book by Marshall McLuhan, 1964.

I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them.

"The naked and the living" by Peter Conrad, www.theguardian.com. June 8, 2002.

All artists as a type seem to suffer a great deal, but then so do miners.

Jim Harrison (2007). “The Road Home”, p.333, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.