I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
“philosophy of art usually lacks one of two things: either the philosophy or the art” — Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
A painting that is an act is inseparable from the biography of the artist. — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Engineering...to define rudely but not inaptly, is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Photography brought a lot to painting because it forced artists to think about what painting could do that photography couldn't. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
If you are any kind of an artist, then validation . . . can be a result, but you're going to do the work anyway. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
My feet are not a good part of my body. They definitely have suffered for my art. They're, like, all bunions and… — Lindy Booth Copy Share Image
I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
“For the writer that has truly suffered, their pen, their words, their art will become as important as breathing.” — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up… — Glenn Frey Copy Share Image
It is, in fact, safe to assume that, more often than not, life imitates craft, for who among us can say that… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
It's frustrating always being compared to Britney because we are two very different artists... We both dance and sing but people have… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
The inferiority of photographs to the best works of artists, so far as resemblance is concerned, lies in their catching no more… — Francis Galton Copy Share Image
It's a slippery slope when you make the argument that hip hop is only a black person's art. Certainly, its origins are… — Dave Itzkoff Copy Share Image
If you feel your been loved then know that their is stupid have been betrayed, and if you feel that you have… — Junior Dè Rèál Testament Copy Share Image
I wanted to transfer to an art school, and ended up going to the University of Southern California. They had a cinematography… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
We ultimately use good art as a tool for people to contextualize themselves, and the folks in all the places we play… — Liv Bruce Copy Share Image
Everyone seems so excited by the fact that music is more accessible, people can find new artists more easily and it's cheaper,… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“Sentence Completions to Facilitate the Art of Living Consciously” — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief. — Brian Koppelman Copy Share Image
Don't you remember that love, like medicine, is only the art of encouraging nature? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Bloody thou art, Bloody will be thy end William Shakespeare, Richard III” — John Paul Davis Copy Share Image
I was never your average artist, happy to do whatever the record company told me. — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
There's not really a gap between my comedy and my art; it's all the same thing. — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time. — Cy Twombly Copy Share Image
