Maggie Nelson Quotes

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.

Not all art is great; most of it's rubbish.

Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.

I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

Great art should be shown with great excitement.

I don't believe in art. I believe in artists.

A great painting is a great painting.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Leave to the masters of art trained by a lifetime of devotion the wonderful process of picture-building and picture creation. Go out into the sunlight and be happy with what you see.

All bad art is the result of good intentions.

I have no evangelical feelings about art at all. I despise art education. Art doesn't lend itself to education. There is no knowledge there. It's a set of propositions about how things should look.

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

There's an audience for all kinds of great art.

There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.

If what you want to do is make good art, decide what's good and try to imitate it.

I believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a record of their emotions.

My Ready-Mades have nothing to do with the 'objet trouve' because the so-called 'found object' is completely directed by personal taste. Personal taste decides that this is a beautiful object and is unique.

The great thing about doing art shows is you get to meet the people who are interested in your art, and I think that when you're purchasing a piece of art it's a tremendous bonus to get to meet the artist because you get a chance to pick their brain a bit and find out first hand what the piece is about for the artist.

I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.

There are forms of art that I might not like to do myself, but I still have respect for the artists who create it.

I believe in art.

There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem.

That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings.