‘To Be an Artist Means’ — Akira Kurosawa Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.” Akira Kurosawa wrote this in his 1982 memoir, tracing it to the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, when his older brother marched him through the corpse-strewn aftermath and forbade him to look away. He carried the lesson into every film: the artist’s first duty is to keep looking, especially at what the eye wants to flee.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).