#artists

Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion. ↗

— Seth Godin

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You want to know, companions of my youth, How much has changed the wild but shy young poet Forever writing last poem after last poem; You hear he’s dark as earth, barefoot, A turban round his head, a bolo at his side, His ballpen blown up to a long-barreled gun: Deeper still the struggling change inside. ↗

— Emmanuel F. Lacaba

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Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

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Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine. ↗

— John Shirley

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I think the great artists, especially in literature, have always thought with the heart. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

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Artists are traditionally resistant to labels. ↗

— Patti Smith

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The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication. ↗

— Patti Smith

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Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Some artists imagine they've got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, they end up supporting a cultural prison that is out of their control. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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