Usable Quotes for Artists

Written by Lenny Campello
Published August 16, 2004

Usable Quotes for Artists (and their succubi: art critics)

"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."
Salvador Dali

"The future will soon be a thing of the past."
George Carlin

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, the ant. He has no real style. He just goes on trying other things.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso

Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times, can discover a new artist or certify his work and make it stick. They can only bring you the scores.
Tom Wolfe

I am not a Communist...
Fidel Castro

F. Lennox Campello is a widely published Washington, DC and Philadelphia based art critic, as well as an award winning artist and curator. He is also often heard on NPR and the Voice of America discussing visual art issues. Campello also reports on Mid Atlantic area art news for the TV show ArtsMedia News.

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