Artist Quotes · Page 311

Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life...

— Robert Henri

The power of art can break the shackles that bind and divide human beings.

— Daisaku Ikeda

“Three erotic paintings by Isa - $ 20K; chasing said artist in Benz SLS Coupe - $ 195K; the look on her…

— Ella Dominguez

“My conscience, Sensei, tells me I cannot remain forever an artist of the floating world.”

— Kazuo Ishiguro

Artists aren't looking for you to write them something; they're looking for you to give them something new.

— Ester Dean

I have not intended to denigrate or hurt the beliefs of anyone through my art.

— M. F. Husain

If I could have any artist's work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso.

— Juliet Stevenson

What I always look for in just about any band or artists I sign is their songs.

— Seymour Stein

We sit down before the picture in order to have something done to us, not that we may do things with it.…

— C. S. Lewis

If I could walk on water Like jesus did before If I knew all the answers To keep you coming back for…

— Anonymous

As long as I don't look down upon any characters, that's fine. The moment I do that - the moment I think…

— Urmila Matondkar

I am not a follower of Monet. I am not an admirer or follower of De Kooning. I am not an action…

— Milton Resnick

“If we citizens do not support our artists then we sacrifice our immagination on the altar of cruel reality & we end…

— Yann Martel

Making music videos, I try to bring musicians into the logistics of filmmaking, and I try to preserve whatever's of value and…

— Adria Petty

We are not simply intellectual creatures. We wish to make love, to enjoy a gourmet dinner, to jog in the park, to…

— Paul Kurtz

An avant-garde man is like an enemy inside a city he is bent on destroying, against which he rebels; for like any…

— Eugene Ionesco

I want to get out as much art as I can while I'm here, and I seem to get better the more…

— Joey Jordison

If an artist I liked disowned songs that meant a lot to me, I would be pretty hurt by that.

— Porter Robinson

Sculpture and seams are like boxers and broken noses: They go hand in hand.

— Charles Ray

“He believed that any work an artist puts forth which contains the truth as he or she sees it is worthy of…

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

The big labels have less of a stranglehold on artists and how they record and where they go.

— Kim Wilde

After 20 years of painting wildlife subjects in acrylic, I felt the need for a change and began to explore portraiture and…

— Ron Parker

I don't believe anyone really likes paint, unless he's tempted to eat it.

— Harold Town

[Phil Wood] was a great artist, and he knew things. He could be mildly conversant in several languages.

— Jon Gordon

I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason.

— Reba McEntire

Mazur was a remarkable artist. During our time in Rome we became friends. I would often perform my works for him at…

— Michael Hersch

Art is not so much talent as character… it's what you are, the qualities of the person.

— John Olsen

I love to dwell on the thought that the artist is next in divinity to the saint. He, like the saint, performs…

— Stanley Spencer

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

— Robert Schumann

I don't really like the term 'artist.' I'm not sure what it means. It's a bit like 'love.'

— David Bailey

Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth.

— Cyril Connolly

“True art was based upon despair, and the important thing was to make yourself and those around you as miserable as possible.”

— David Sedaris

I enjoy looking, learning, smiling, and engaging with art, sometimes even rejecting it.

— Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis

“I think the general’s job is harder than the painter’s; canvas doesn’t fight back, after all.”

— Django Wexler

Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's…

— LP

I think Banksy is a very cool artist, and I respect his social messages.

— Kim Rossmo

An artist is an entertainer, number one - a storyteller who takes people someplace, who gives them what they didn't know they…

— Julie Taymor

“The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak.”

— Banksy

When you are an artist you can turn your hand to anything, in any style. Once you have the tools then all…

— David Bowie

The timelessness of art is its capacity to represent the transformation of endless becoming into being.

— Lewis Mumford