The greater the artist, the greater the doubt?

Question

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize".

Robert Hughes - Art Critic

Which are your thoughts about this quote?

Answer 1

I would think that Picasso was very self-confident.  He lived his life completely in the moment.

His good friend Dali was not doubtful of his art; his eccentricities are borne of his upbringing.  I believe he loved his craft.  He wouldn’t have experimented with so many media, i.e., sculpting, painting, arranging furniture to look like Mae West, etc., if he wasn’t absolutely confident in his art.

Answer 2

no. i wud not agree with his comments

Answer 3

Critics rarely know anything about art - this is why they are only critics.

Michaelangelo knew exactly what he was doing, so did Titian, Vermeer, Seurat, Roy Lichtenstein, Artemisia Gentileschi, Monet, Josef Capek.

The 'artistic agony' is comparatively rare among artists. Van Gogh probably showed it - but then he was as mad as a brush. It looks good in Hollywood films.

Robert Hughes probably knows a lot more about Hollywood films than he does about painting.

Answer 4

this reminds me of beauty is in the eye of the beholder.that and I am my worst critic when it comes down to it. I am the only one that has to live with  me.LOL

Answer 5

You must look deeper that the face words he speaks not of doubt but that often when an artist paints he always see more of what could be that will be. An artist's work is never finished ever here that term a person who is a novice painter completes a work and knows he is done where as a expert painter completes it and see all that could have been.

These are my thoughts.

With Peace

Answer 6

i like it!

mom used to say something similar about looks  ;-)