An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound … - Gerald Brommer - Quotesmemo.com

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Gerald Brommer

An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound good but have no meaning.

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Without emotional content we make pictures; with it, we create art.

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The environment becomes inspiration. My response to it becomes idea. And idea becomes purpose and action through interpretation and painting.

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