Journey through the wit and wisdom of generations of visual artists, photographers, writers, and architects--and discover what makes creative people extraordinary. This compilation of more than 1,000 great quotations, from famous to obscure, celebrates what artist throughout time have said about fame, color, finding inspiration, money woes, beauty, critics, fellow artists, and other provocative topics. The words of Leonardo da Vinci, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Cezanne, Ben Shahn, Marcel Duchamp, George Bernard Shaw, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, Alexander Calder, Maria Rilke, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henri Matisse, Louise Nevelson, and many others are gathered here, in a warm, humorous, and moving collection of wisdom from the masters.
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Peggy Hadden, who passed away in 2005, was an artist and writer. Her books include The Artist’s Guide to New Markets and The Artist’s Quest for Inspiration. She lived in New York City.
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By Remy "Miacomet Remy" (the Bay State, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Quotable Artist (Hardcover)
I found this to be an excellent resource of quotes and motivation, far better than Ian Jackman's the Artist's Mentor. Peggy Hadden has really put together some profound quotes on all aspects of art and its process to help you in tight spots like inspiration, colour theory, planning, sketching etc.
I have searched through many online quotations banks before I bought this thinking I could short cut this book, but its not as easy as it sounds for you have to understand the context that the artist was quoted and what was his point and often, you don't know enough to make those connections. This book allows a shortcut, a breviary, to great artists quotes. The ability to stand and learn from them and see and learn art from them. When the quote is not complete, Ms Hadden puts in the context. For each chapter she gives some context on why this is important also. No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head long before painting it & so is sure of his method and composition. Claude Monet, artist. To me that quote and so many like that, helped me tremendously in my creative process. It's a rare gem. I found that her book on the Artist's quest for Inspiration was a good handbook to work with this one as well. Two fine books. I have not read the others. Remy
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THE COMING INTO the presence of a piece of art you truly love causes a tremendous revolution to occur in you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Sloan, Robert Henri, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Hawthorne, Georgia O'Keeffe, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Giorgio Vasari, Held Audette, Wassily Kandinsky, John Ruskin, New York, Battista Alberti, Vincent van Gogh, Waldo Emerson, Giorgio De Chirico, Lloyd Wright, Odilon Redon, Studying Art, Eugene Smith, William Blake, William Hogarth, Wolfgang von Goethe, Louise Nevelson New!
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THE COMING INTO the presence of a piece of art you truly love causes a tremendous revolution to occur in you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Sloan, Robert Henri, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Hawthorne, Georgia O'Keeffe, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Giorgio Vasari, Held Audette, Wassily Kandinsky, John Ruskin, New York, Battista Alberti, Vincent van Gogh, Waldo Emerson, Giorgio De Chirico, Lloyd Wright, Odilon Redon, Studying Art, Eugene Smith, William Blake, William Hogarth, Wolfgang von Goethe, Louise Nevelson New!
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- Ansel Adams: New Light : Essays on His Legacy and Legend (Untitled) by Michael Read on page 180, and page 183
- How to Start and Succeed as an Artist by Daniel Grant in Back Matter
- Caring for Your Art: A Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries, and Art Institutions by Jill Snyder in Back Matter
- Legal Guide for the Visual Artist by Tad Crawford in Back Matter
- Mary Cassatt (Portraits of Women Artists) by Robyn Montana Turner in Front Matter
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- The Artist's Quest of Inspiration (Aesthetics Today) by Peggy Hadden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Creating a Successful Craft Business by Robert Robbins in Back Matter
- The Best Things Ever Said in the Dark: The Wisest, Wittiest, Most Provocative Quotations from the Movies by Bruce Adamson in Back Matter
- Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies that Offer time and Space for Creativity (Artists Communities: A Directory of Residences That Offer Time & Spa) by The Alliance of Artists' Communities in Back Matter
- How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts by Rebecca Pitman in Back Matter
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