Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble. — Louise Bogan Copy Share Image
Those who say only artists and architects can create are the ones who are elitist. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
The object of art like every other product creates a public which is sensitive to art and enjoys beauty. — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to feed off of a concept that another artist had - that's not what I do. — Future Copy Share Image
Black ink was always my favorite. I loved it. And then one day I realized that the only thing I ever wanted… — Pierre Soulages Copy Share Image
When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway. — Winslow Homer Copy Share Image
I never got to see the circus... I was always in love with being a trapeze artist, though. — Keala Settle Copy Share Image
Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so. — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
“That a thing is hated is not proof that it’s great art, but the lack of hatred is certainly proof that it… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The man of genius whether as artist or thinker requires a mass of accidental variations to select from and a rigidly selective… — Boris Sidis Copy Share Image
In the beginning I drew and painted from nature in order to know her. Then later, only to fall under her spell.… — William Baziotes Copy Share Image
All human action is expressive; a gesture is an intentionally expressive action. All art is expressive - of its author and of… — Norbert Lynton Copy Share Image
I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the… — Tina Weymouth Copy Share Image
As I've grown as an artist, I've learned that my mission statement is really self-expression. I don't want anybody to classify my… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
Whether it's just the career path of doing independent music, being an artist, however you want to pigeon-hole it, it creates a… — Doseone Copy Share Image
A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know… — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
It is the bareness of drawing that I like. The act of drawing is what locates, suggests, discovers. At times it seems… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me — Meredith Brooks Copy Share Image
As artists, our job is to communicate thoughts and tell stories. — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
