Quote

Sometimes you have to go through something else to find what you're looking for.

Robert Genn

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
Looking
Else
Find
Sometimes
Something

More quotes by Robert Genn

Image
Evolved creators are just as curious about their failures as they are of their successes.
Robert Genn
Image
The pursuit of art is a delicate balance between influence and self-assertiveness. As self-realized artists, we all have different levels of tolerance for this mystery. Influence is like Scotch it's good to know your personal limit.
Robert Genn
Image
Life is a passage through a museum of beauty.
Robert Genn
Image
There is a wonderful feeling when you walk into your own exhibition. You see the work as a true extension of yourself. Win or lose, your interests have led you to an accumulation of your personal expression, signed lower right, mounted to best advantage.
Robert Genn
Image
Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.
Robert Genn
Image
As self-governing entities, artists have a profound interest in change. Embracing change, we embrace growth and we embrace our future.
Robert Genn
Image
My app is the same juicy paint used by Vincent Van Gogh my screen is the woven canvas of Titian. Painting by hand, I've come to figure, is a certain kind of love.
Robert Genn
Image
We are trying to evoke and reinforce meanings from the spaces we cover and the times we're given. Short or long this becomes our purpose. What we artists do is important stuff.
Robert Genn
Image
The Canadian painter A. Y. Jackson noted that 'failure of sight' was a tiresome problem. He meant we should be able to look at our work-in-progress as if it were previously unseen.
Robert Genn
Image
The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix.
Robert Genn
Image
In life and art we need to make sure that we honour that which our hearts and brains tell us is good. And we should cast a philosophic yet curious smile at that which our hearts and brains tell us otherwise.
Robert Genn
Image
As you do your work, you discover what you love to do.
Robert Genn
Image
An abstract title suggests another value to the subject, perhaps an artistic quality that sets the viewers' sensitivities into action.
Robert Genn
Image
We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.
Robert Genn
Image
Visual tonics such as 'timed creativity' need to be introduced to refresh and refurbish the muse.
Robert Genn
Image
Pushing yourself to extremes blows out the cobwebs of trusted habit. It shakes up what you know to be reliably safe and substitutes the miracle of insecurity.
Robert Genn
Image
An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work - the odd charm of imprecision.
Robert Genn
Image
Our currency is what we are able to make.
Robert Genn
Image
Fact is, perfection is boring.
Robert Genn
Image
It's okay to doubt. It's important to test. The way to discover secrets is to be a student of your own efforts.
Robert Genn