The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others. — Ludwig Bemelmans Copy Share Image
When we look back at the Mayans or ancient Egypt, we look at their art. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
Punch a black belt in the face, he becomes a brown belt. Punch him again, purple... — Carlson Gracie Copy Share Image
For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Imagination is the first step in creation whether in words or trifles. The mental pattern must always precede the material form. — William Walker Atkinson Copy Share Image
All art is communication of the artists' ideas, sounds, thoughts; without that no one will support the artist. — Lionel Hampton Copy Share Image
I'm so in awe of what visual artists do and I do understand the differences of what visual artists do. I have… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I know I'm going to be the next big hip-hop artist. I just want to save hip-hop... that's my job. — Astro Copy Share Image
I'm happy that good works by young artists with limited chances will see the light of day by my purchasing them. — Yusaku Maezawa Copy Share Image
“Life is the ultimate artistic masterpiece, and it's up to you, the creator, to make it as wildly dazzling as possible.” — Laura Resau Copy Share Image
My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my… — Mitski Copy Share Image
Modern art did not just happen. It came as a result of a deep reversal of spiritual values in the Age of… — Hans Rookmaaker Copy Share Image
Making music clips, I have a responsibility to depict the artist in a way that suits them, and feels comfortable with how… — Adria Petty Copy Share Image
It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
When I speak of the aspiration towards the beautiful, of the ideal as the ultimate aim of art, which grows from a… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
“I am an artist. And An artist is simply a man who is pulled along by a river: on one side sanity… — Félix J. Palma Copy Share Image
“I am concerned with social and environmental issues. What rational person is not? But advocacy and art do not mix. Art is… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Art has a double visage: it looks before and after. Romance is its forward-looking face. The germ of growth is in romanticism.… — George Edward Woodberry Copy Share Image
The art of creation lies in the gift of perceiving the particular and generalizing it, thus creating the particular again. It is… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image