Great Artists Steal
Great artists steal in 1996 a movie reviewer writing in the philadelphia inquirer presented a modified version of the adage ascribed to picasso by replacing good artists with bad artists.
Great artists steal. The underlying meaning of the message is the same either way. A good composer does not imitate. According to wikiquote the statement good artists copy great artists steal comes from a 1989 article in infoworld long after the artist died. Faulkner allegedly phrased it as immature artists copy great artists steal steve jobs put it most simply.
When there s anything to steal i steal here i imagine an amoeba engulfing other protozoans. Pablo picasso good artists copy. Picasso had a saying good artists copy. All of which goes to prove pablo picasso s statement that bad artists copy great artists steal.
Great artists steal and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas. This from the same steve jobs who famously said in 1996. If you really want to know why this message holds true i highly recommend reading au. The second quote comes from a 1965 article in thought and thus seems less arguably inauthentic.