Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Robert Henriwas an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School of American realism and an organizer of the group known as "The Eight," a loose association of artists who protested the restrictive exhibition practices of the powerful, conservative National Academy of Design...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth24 June 1865
CountryUnited States of America
american-artist spite
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
artist shining may
An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.
believe artist profound
When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world.
real artist surprise
The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.
artist soul needs
I have heard it very often said that an artist does not need intelligence, that his is the province of the soul
artist messages spirit
Strokes carry a message whether you will it or not. The stroke is just like the artist at the time he makes it. All the certainties, all the uncertainties, all the bigness of his spirit and the littlenesses are in it.
strong artist simplicity
If the artist's will is not strong he will see all kinds of unessential things.
artist ideas want
The artist should be intoxicated with the idea of the thing he wants to express.
powerful artist should-have
The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea
artist imagination use
An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.
men artist ideas
Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is his life.
jobs mean artist
An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.
life book artist
When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and opens ways for better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it and shows there are still more pages possible.
art attitude essentials
Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.