James Gurney quotes

“There is no line between fine art and illustration; there is no high or low art; there is only art, and it comes in many forms.”
-- James Gurney

Source : James Gurney (2009). “Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist”, p.12, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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“If you don't grow up by age 35, you don't have to.”
-- James Gurney

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“Made by Hand is impossible to set down once you start reading it.”
-- James Gurney

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“Title everything you do, if for no other reason than so you can find it again on your computer.”
-- James Gurney

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“Art does not exist for politics, or for instruction- it exists primarily for pleasure, or it is nothing.”

Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from Jun 30, 2010

“Art, however innocent, looks like deceiving.”

“To me documentary photography means making a picture so that the viewer doesn’t think about the man who made the picture. At its esthetic core is very old tradition in art: naturalism. And its purpose is to document all facets of social relationships.”

“All violence is the illustration of a pathetic stereotype,”

Source : Barbara Kruger (1994). “Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances”, p.223, MIT Press

“As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.”

“These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: don't over-estimate your own merits. The third is: don't expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the fourth is: don't imagine that most people give enough thought to you to have any special desire to persecute you.”

“A witty illustration or an apt story will accomplish more than columns of argument.”

Source : Chauncey Mitchell DePew (2005). “My Memories of Eighty Years”, p.318, Cosimo, Inc.

“As I’m so often reminded what a priceless gift my life is, I ache with everything in me to make it count, so that when I finally cross the finish line, I’ll hear the words, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.”

“They (Liverpool players) are passing the cup down the line like a new born baby. Although when they are back in the dressing room they will probably fill it with champagne, something you should never do to a baby.”

“I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.”