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THE MIND OF THE ARTIST
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An able painter by his power of penetration into the mysteries of his art is usually an able critic.
Alfred Stevens.
The Belgian painter, not the English sculptor.
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Art, like love, excludes all competition, and absorbs the man.
Fuseli.
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A good painter has two chief objects to paint, namely, man, and the intention of his soul. The first is easy, the second ... more...
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Ruskin, John
Ruskin, John
Writer on art, economics, and sociology, was born in London, the son of a wealthy wine merchant, a Scotsman. Brought up under intellectually and morally bracing Puritan influences, his education was mainly private until he went to Oxford in 1836; he remained until 1840, when a serious illness interrupted his studies, and led to a six months’ visit to Italy. On his return in 1842 he took his degree. In 1840 he had made the acquaintance of Turner, and this, together with a visit to Venice, constituted a turning point in his life.
In 1843 appeared the first vol. of Modern Painters, the object of which was to insist upon the superiority in landscape of the ...
In 1843 appeared the first vol. of Modern Painters, the object of which was to insist upon the superiority in landscape of the ...
PREFACE.
1. I must pray the readers of the following Lectures to remember that the duty at present laid on me at Oxford is of an exceptionally complex character. Directly, it is to awaken the interest of my pupils in a study which they have hitherto found unattractive, and imagined to be useless; but more imperatively, it is to define the principles by which the study itself should be guided; and to vindicate ... more...
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The Sculpture and Mural Decorations
"In this fair world of dreams and vagary,Where all is weak and clothed in failing forms,Where skies and trees and beauties speak of change,And always wear a garb that's like our minds,We hear a cry from those who are aboutAnd from within we hear a quiet voiceThat drives us on to do, and do, and do."
The persistent necessity for creation is strikingly proved by the prolific ... more...
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Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts
"The influence of sculpture is far reaching. The mind that loves this art and understands its language will more and more insist on a certain order and decorum in visual life. It opens an avenue for the expression of aesthetic enjoyment somewhere between poetry and music and akin to drama. - Arthur Hoeber
The Fountain of Energy
A. Stirling Calder, Sculptor [See ... more...