H. W. Janson famous quotes

Originality is what distinguishes art from craft. It is the yardstick of artistic greatness.
-- H. W. Janson

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Originality, then, ultimately distinguishes art from craft. We may say, therefore, that it is the yardstick of artistic greatness or importance.
-- H. W. Janson

#Art #Greatness #Crafts

As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to say Is good enough for me.

The obedient in art are always the forgotten . . . The country is glorious but its beauties are unknown, and but waiting for a real live artist to splash them onto canvas . . . Chop your own path. Get off the car track.

Art, however innocent, looks like deceiving.

I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.

The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . . Whatever devices you use should always be there to serve the theme. If the theme has been overtaken by the device, then something's wrong.

Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist.

First thought, best thought.

Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations of metamorphosis.