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Artspeak is an arcane writing style that can result in a vocabulary of obscurities... Today, some of the more spectacular examples are in artist's statements.

Robert Genn

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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
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Robert Douglas Genn
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Landscape painting tends to fall under more academic controls. I must say I often like working within these controls. It gives me the feeling that I'm taking part in a noble tradition.
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Watch the greater image materialize. You need that thing over there to tell you what to do about that thing over here.
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Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors.
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I required a destination that was worthy of many visits.
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Dealer goodwill and friendship are keys to thrival.
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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.
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By thinking you are cleverer and more talented than your buddies, many a career has been blotted.
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Don't assume there is only one way. Don't assume that mistakes are a bad thing. Don't think for one minute that everyone agrees with what 'good' is.
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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.
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Dogs are angels sent from heaven in order to help us to be better people.
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It's okay to doubt. It's important to test. The way to discover secrets is to be a student of your own efforts.
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The painting world is awash with people who cannot paint. This is a condition that would not be tolerated in other professions such as Dentistry, Medicine, or among members of the Airline Pilot's Association.
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God may work in light, but we mortals work in pigment.
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The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has a way of reaching out on an emotional level. It touches on mystery, even spirituality.
Robert Genn
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As every artist who has used the method knows - photography's a loyal slave and a tyrannical master.
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While this may seem peculiar, the combo of work and distraction leads to levels of innovation not often generated by structured, focused thinking alone.
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Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.
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Art is a form of love. Art is the ultimate gift. Art heals life.
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Paintings, like tombstones, will last a good five hundred years, well into twenty or thirty generations.
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Our currency is what we are able to make.
Robert Genn