Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself. Harold Rosenberg More Quotes by Harold Rosenberg More Quotes From Harold Rosenberg Only through apprehending, by means of present-day creations, how art is created, can the creations of other periods be genuinely appreciated. Harold Rosenberg appreciatedmeanart The internationalization of art becomes a factor contributing to the estrangement of art from the artist. The sum of works of all times and places stands against him as an entity with objectives and values of its own. In turn, since becoming aware of the organized body of artworks as the obstacle to his own aesthetic self-affirmation, the artist is pushed toward anti-intellectualism and willful dismissal of the art of the past. Harold Rosenberg selfpastart No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating. Harold Rosenberg degreescriticsdetermination The struggle to make an absolute statement in an individually conceived vocabulary accounts for the profound tensions inherent in the best modern work. Harold Rosenberg vocabularystruggleprofound Greatness in art is always a by-product. Harold Rosenberg art-isgreatnessart For the artist, fulfillment of self consists not in marching in the ranks of the liberators but in being entered in the roll of the Masters. The artist tends to find himself in the position of a deserter from his social group or, at best, one who collaborates, with secret reservations. Harold Rosenberg artistselfsecret The artist is obliged to invent the self who will paint his pictures. Harold Rosenberg paintartistself In the United States, revolts tends to be directed against specific situations, rarely against the social structure as a whole. Harold Rosenberg united-statesstructuresocial If being an anti-art artist is difficult, being an anti-art art historian is a hard position indeed. His doctrinal revolutionism brings forth nothing new in art but reenacts upheavals on the symbolic plane of language. It provides the consoling belief that overthrows are occurring as in the past, that barriers to creation are being surmounted, and that art is pursuing a radical purpose, even if it is only the purpose of doing away with itself. Harold Rosenberg purposepastart They had enough. They wanted to enjoy their life. Harold Rosenberg had-enoughenjoyenoughlife
