Scott Kahn Professions : ArtistBorn : 1946 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Scott Kahn Self-deceit is a most damaging trait. The remedy, for an artist, is to paint a self-portrait! Scott Kahn deceptionartistself What the artist should be asking is, "Am I being honest? Am I being myself? Am I searching for the truth? Am I reporting my experience of life and the world as I see and experience it? Scott Kahn artistaskingworld I don't approve of what Wall Street and the wealthy have done to this country, but they are the very ones buying my paintings. Scott Kahn walldonecountry The voice will always be heard, even if the song is very different. Scott Kahn stylevoicesong Selling is not a static activity. Scott Kahn staticactivityselling Preconceived notions and rules are antithetical to the creative process. Scott Kahn notioncreativeprocess Let us not forget that group of self-taught, outsider artists who never stepped foot in any classroom and cared less about even exhibiting, and yet ended up with an audience of avid admirers. Scott Kahn avidartistself I don't think it's wise to manufacture a painting, just for the sake of working... if the impulse isn't truly there, the painting will lack power. Scott Kahn sakewisethinking I paint with a language I can call my own... it takes a ruthless honesty with oneself. If one admires or is influenced by anyone else, one is not being true to oneself. Scott Kahn painthonestylanguage No amount of virtuosic skill and choice of subject matter can be a substitute for depth and poetry. Scott Kahn excellenceskillschoices The art which speaks to a universal audience concerns itself with the 'big' questions of life and death, and delivers its message with unrelenting and powerful emotion. Scott Kahn life-and-deathpowerfulart Becoming an artist cannot be taught. A degree and diligence is not a guarantee that one can become an 'artist. Scott Kahn guarantees-thatartisteducation The art business is a rarified business and appeals to an audience capable of spending money on a luxury. Too often the atmosphere in a gallery borders on snobbishness. Scott Kahn atmosphereluxuryart The conceptual and politically-driven art so popular and considered to be the forefront of contemporary art today is limited by its topicality and will lose its 'punch' when topical concerns move on to other interests. Scott Kahn todayartmoving Color, like everything else concerning visual expression, usually boils down to a gift, an innate sensibility and sensitivity. Ultimately, artists develop their own palette and color sense. Scott Kahn colorartistexpression Art springs from life but it doesn't mean we have to be tyrannized by it. Scott Kahn springmeanart Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artistAll Authors
