Oliver Emberton Quotes
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You have to control, focus and temper the strength. Uncontrolled strength is usually an explosion. Sometimes on the other hand let it explode and pick up the pieces.
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There’s always tomorrow, until there’s not.
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How and when to try new things and to what degree are critical... Too soon and too radical a change and you may not master anything or develop a style.
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Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?
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General anxiety is the bridge between the manic joys of creation, exploration, new revelations, professional acceptance and reward, and the depression of self-critique, professional rejection and stagnation. All are part of the roller coaster ride of an artist's life.
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If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important.
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A copying artist should get permission or pay the original artist a fee.
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Heroes inspire us for many reasons: they make tough decisions, they keep going and they get done what matters. But there’s another reason we love our heroes. Inside us all, we know we have the power to become one ourselves.
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Marketing of art is, and to my mind has always been, trendy. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean there is any real long-term value. As an artist I do what I like. As a collector I collect what I like.
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Shall I throw away the materials and time paying homage to the perfectionist - knowing that nothing is ever perfect and also knowing that redoing yesterday is not always proceeding to tomorrow's discovery? What an eternal debate!
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If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.
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Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.
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The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results.
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The Impressionists had to fight the gallery system for many years before becoming accepted. One of their methods of fighting was to band together and hold their own shows.
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Art is ultimately schizophrenic.
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Freedom works, it turns out; the Constitution codified and structured freedom at a level unparalleled in world history.
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One can be a technical master - full of craftsmanship, but not in most senses an artistic master.
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If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives.