“The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.”
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Eric Gill3
British artist 1882–1940Related quotes
“An artist should be open on all sides to every kind of light and darkness.”
John Steinbeck book The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
Appendix, letter to Elizabeth Otis and Chase Horton (20 April 1959)
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976)
Carl Andre (1935) American artist
Source: Artists talks 1969 – 1977, p. 14
“Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.”
Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) American artist
Quote in: 'Hans Hofmann' by Cynthia Goodman, in Portfolio (January - February 1981), p. 47
1970s and later
Isa Genzken (1948) German sculptor
Emily Wasik asked Isa here: You once said in an interview, 'I want to animate the viewers, hold a mirror up to them.' Why do you believe it's important to put yourself [as an artist] in the viewer's shoes and create art that transforms them?
after 2010, Isa Genzken, the artist who doesn't do interviews' (2014)
“One person can make a difference, and every person should try.”
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
Political scientist Thomas E. Cronin, "Leadership and Democracy", in 'Liberal Education', 1987
Misattributed
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Italian composer
Gli artisti veramente superiori giudicano senza pregiudizi di scuole, di nazionalità, di tempo. Se gli artisti del Nord e del Sud hanno tendenze diverse, è bene siano diverse.
Letter to Hans von Bülow, April 14, 1892, cited from Franco Abbiati Giuseppe Verdi (Milano: Ricordi, 1959) vol. 4, p. 440; translation from Charles Osborne (ed. and trans.) Letters of Giuseppe Verdi (London: Victor Gollancz, 1971) p. 249.
“The kind of life I want is to be a person who would get a personal note every day.”
Sara Zarr (1970) American children's writer
Source: How to Save a Life
Shreya Ghoshal (1984) Indian playback singer
Thoughts about competitors http://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-am-not-a-competitive-person-Shreya-Ghoshal/articleshow/18400625.cms