The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. — Eugene Delacroix Copy Share Image
The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. — Douglas Sirk Copy Share Image
I'm a believer that you shouldn't really talk about the drawing until you're done with the drawing. — Josh Trank Copy Share Image
Not everything in life can or should be explained. Part of every painting should be incomplete...to be completed in the mind of… — Russell Chatham Copy Share Image
The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
I wanted to show painting paintings first, then the plate paintings; now I can show that I've sort of freed myself from… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I don't think there is any question that Picasso is the greatest figure of the 20th century. — Roy Lichtenstein Copy Share Image
Politicians think they have answers for everything. We artists, we only have questions. — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“We should remember that all the arts are fine arts and all the arts decorative arts.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I believe the media pretty much dictates the way relationships are handled, even in the way we handle ourselves. Abuse, cheating, threesomes,… — Tony Gaskins Copy Share Image
Those who largely rely on their hands and the beautiful or shocking traces of the imagination that they leave on the canvas… — Pierre Alechinsky Copy Share Image
Maybe 80 percent of what we conceive to be a song idea or the meaning of a song is not exactly what… — Matt Corby Copy Share Image
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. The chasm is never completely bridged. We all… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
I'm doing interviews and there are pictures of my face, so it's not like I'm hiding who I am. As soon as… — SOHN Copy Share Image
Every successful artist comes from a family - parents or siblings or both - who, although equally gifted, chose not to pursue… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I know a lot of artists and chefs don't talk about this, but sometimes you just don't get to the finish line.… — Roy Choi Copy Share Image
You can hear some artists, hear five of their albums and still have no idea who they are. But if you've heard… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
