Quote of Auguste Rodin - The artist must create a spark...

Biography - Auguste Rodin:

French sculptor.
Born: 1840 - Died: 1917
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

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The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.”
Auguste Rodin

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The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them drawing and color are better or worse than in others.”
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Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”
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There are unknown forces in nature when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.”
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Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages.”
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To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.”
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Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.”
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