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Stephen Nachmanovitch Art Quotes - (7 quotes)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Creativity category:

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Inspiration category:

You can't express inspiration without skill. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Muse category:

The most potent muse of all is our own inner child. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Play category:

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of one's chosen form. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Rewards category:

The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers more highly than it rewards original creators. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Searching category:

Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

Stephen Nachmanovitch - From the Standards category:

Spiritual and emotional content are not to easy to evaluate. (Stephen Nachmanovitch)

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