The artist must learn the difference between the appearance of an object and the interpretation of this object through his medium. The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.


Attributed to Rodin in: Southwestern Art Vol. 6 (1977). p. 20; Partly cited in: A Toolbox for Humanity: More Than 9000 Years of Thought (2004) by Lloyd Albert Johnson, p. 7


The artist must learn the difference between the appearance of an object and the interpretation of this object through his medium. The artist must...

The artist must learn the difference between the appearance of an object and the interpretation of this object through his medium. The artist must...

The artist must learn the difference between the appearance of an object and the interpretation of this object through his medium. The artist must...

The artist must learn the difference between the appearance of an object and the interpretation of this object through his medium. The artist must...