Artworks Quotes

“One of the soul's great tragedies is to execute a work and then realize, once it's finished, that it's not any good. The tragedy is especially great when one realizes that the work is the best he could have done. But to write a work, knowing beforehand that it's bound to be flawed and imperfect; to see while writing it that it's flawed and imperfect--this is the height of spiritual torture and humiliation.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

“The painter paints to catch the eye. The writer writes to capture the heart. The singer sings to alter the mind.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, These Words Burn Like Fire

“Certain non-decorative artworks
render the artist an administrator,
one’s own secretary, busy
with calls and logistics.
The artistry is in the idea,
it’s all downhill from there.”
― Edward Salem