It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious — to cut out a little original niche for himself, or at least preserve his own innocence of pe...

It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious — to cut out a little original niche for himself, or at least preserve his own innocence of personality — he must once more sink himself in solitude. There are too much talk and gossip; pictures are apparently made, like stock-market prices, by competition of people eager for profit; in order to do anything at all we need (so to speak) the wit and ideas of our neighbors as much as the businessmen need the funds of others to win on the market. All this traffic sharpens our intelligence and falsifies our judgment.

quote by Edgar Degas
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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