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.

Quote by Auguste Rodin

Topics: Art Quotes, Creation Quotes, Creativity Quotes

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,...

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

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,...

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...

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.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how...

How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how...