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Quotes by Brian Knowles - (9 quotes)

Brian Knowles - From the Accidents category:

We never learned how to solve problems, create effects, get concrete results. So we hope for, and rely on fortuitous accidents. What we do by accident we call 'creative.' (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Commerce category:

It is not always the best artists that garner the greatest sales, but the best marketers of their art. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Commerce category:

As much as artists may hate hierarchies, they are themselves arranged in one... it's still a matter of people producing product and then attempting to market it to an appreciative public. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Ideas category:

Paint what you love, and the ideas will never stop coming. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Painting category:

Each brushstroke is precious, never to be repeated. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Spirituality category:

Much of what is billed as 'art' today is a reflection of the deep spiritual poverty that has overtaken the lives of many artists. Out of the darkness comes more darkness. Emptiness yields up emptiness. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Subject category:

What to paint? Ideas and concepts are important. Gimmicks are not profound. Somewhere between the gimmick and the cliché lies the answer. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Uniqueness category:

The one big gift each artist gives to the world is his or her uniqueness. We are all existentially alone, yet we try to reach out to others through our art, our writing or our music. (Brian Knowles)

Brian Knowles - From the Words category:

Words, as symbols for thoughts, are too precious to squander. (Brian Knowles)