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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
Artist
Robert Douglas Genn
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It is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected.
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Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.
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We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.
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No matter what your disciplines, you need your own personal lists.
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Starving artist' is acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60.
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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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Risk in art is experimentation. There is no sorrow in self-driven experimentation.
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