I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

Quote by Auguste Rodin

Topics: Art Quotes

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding...

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding...

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard...

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard...

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their...

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their...