Man was not then considered a good goldsmith unless he could draw well. — Giorgio Vasari Copy Share Image
“The function of art is to make people like life more than they do.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it. — Robert Mapplethorpe Copy Share Image
Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day — Smokey Robinson Copy Share Image
Mediocre art is far worse than bad art. Bad art does not waste our time. — Don Paterson Copy Share Image
When you are a commercial music artist, your music depends on your popularity. — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
As an artist, the more experience, the better the creation. I'm a very positive person. — PSY Copy Share Image
It will not fall away. Man cannot judge it. For art sings of God, and ultimately belongs to Him. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression. — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect. — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
Performance is there, and if you are not there in that moment it happened, it just stays in the memory. It's so… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days… — Aubrey Beardsley Copy Share Image
Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the… — Marvin Sapp Copy Share Image
You also said in Rolling Stone that your look is based on mine. The look I chose, I chose on purpose at… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Somewhat similar is another effect called anamorphosis. This is an amazing technique that makes an image literally “morph” into another shape or… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
As an architect you are a builder. You are of course more than a builder. You need to be a militant, you… — Renzo Piano Copy Share Image
“If you ditch the rulebook, you lose the grace. Even the wacky, avant-garde, convention-defying arts—experimental film, expressionist painting, professional wrestling—draw their power… — Ben Orlin Copy Share Image
