An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all. Paul Cezanne artbasefelt Change image and share on social
An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names, it characterizes, it passes judgment, in that it creates. Thomas Mann artcharacterizecreate Change image and share on social
An article can be timely, topical, engaged in the issues and personalities of the moment; it is likely to be stale within the month. In five years, it may have acquired the quaint aura of a rotary phone. An article is usually Siamese-twinned to its date of birth. Cynthia Ozick acquirearticleaura share on social
An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else. Van Cliburn 11thartistdead Change image and share on social
An artist can go paint, and a writer can go write, but an actor needs to get hired, needs somebody to say, 'Here, come and do this,' That's the hard part. John Glover actorartisthard Change image and share on social
An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist. Stephen Stills artartistaudience Change image and share on social
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. Charles Horton Cooley artistfailsuccess Change image and share on social
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. Jean Cocteau artartistdiscuss Change image and share on social
