The State That Makes Art Inevitable

“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.”
—Robert Henri 
(1865-1929) Artist and author of The Art Spirit.

I think Robert Henri is saying the same thing as Morris Graves when he said "My first interest is in being, along the way I am an artist." They are both pointing to a dimension that is deeper within the artist.

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