No work of Art is really ever finished. They only stop at good places. — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
“My artwork isn't evolving, it's deconstructing, and I don't know why.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Finding your voice as a stand up comedian means deeply knowing who you are as an artist and a human being. — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. — Caspar David Friedrich Copy Share Image
Abstract art has helped us to experience the emotional power inherent in pure form. — Anton Ehrenzweig Copy Share Image
Had he learned to draw, M. Renoir would have made a very pleasing canvas out of his 'Boating Party'. — Albert Wolff Copy Share Image
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
Cubism is ... a picture for its own sake. Literary Cubism does the same thing in literature, using reality merely as a… — Max Jacob Copy Share Image
Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised — James Thurber Copy Share Image
I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true… — Haley Reinhart Copy Share Image
“I think, in art, it is as noble a thing as to to try to make people happy, to help them escape,… — Lucy Foley Copy Share Image
“My father said being an artist is the shortest road to the poor house , claiming "real" work is something you don't… — Russell Chatham Copy Share Image
You never know what little bundle of encouragements artists carry around with them, what little pats on the back from what hands,… — Luciano Pavarotti Copy Share Image
I really don't want to produce artwork that does not have meaning beyond simple decorative values. I want to use public space… — Judy Baca Copy Share Image
Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something… — Chris Stapleton Copy Share Image
“So what was Michelangelo’s real message? “SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST”? A more profound and legitimate explanation of the Sistine is that perhaps… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
It fascinates me to create beautiful paintings with the simplest means. — James Rosenquist Copy Share Image
The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere. — William Morris Copy Share Image
