A painter, a sculptor, a writer, they can express freely. They don't affect society as a whole. We build buildings that have… — Moshe Safdie Copy Share Image
If you view computer designers as artists, they're really into more of an art form that can be mass-produced, like records, or… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Artists are interested in pictures as sources of ideas for their work. Where the pictures come from and how they are made… — Van Deren Coke Copy Share Image
There's the obvious shift in the tech industry. I'm not really politicized about the whole thing, but it's definitely clear that rent… — Mikal Cronin Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Artists talk about art in sort of straightforward terms, more like the way you talk about plumbing fixtures. Does it function well?… — David Salle Copy Share Image
“The child will leave the nest. The best paint job will crack. The best play will become boring. The best work will… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“On the great canvas of time We all create our own masterpiece. Choreographing our steps across minutes and hours Dancing over the… — Michele Jennae Copy Share Image
Maybe nothing is art”, maybe everything is or could be art. To that, no doubt she would have responded like she did… — Miuccia Prada Copy Share Image
“By "Suprematism" I mean the supremacy of pure feeling in creative art. To the Suprematist the visual phenomena of the objective world… — Kasimir Malevich Copy Share Image
“I can't tell you what art does and how it does it, but I know that art has often judged the judges,… — John Berger Copy Share Image
To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
Tattoo. What a loaded word it is, rife with associations to goons, goofs, bikers, tribal warriors, carnival artists, drunken sailors and floozies. — Jon Anderson Copy Share Image
If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey,… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
it seems Montgomery could not help himself when it came to this vase. I'm afraid he has a weakness for beautiful things… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
I think anyone who has, you know, is in any sort of artistic pursuit, kind of goes up and down with the… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
Everybody has problems. Just because you're an artist or an entertainer, it doesn't mean you don't live a regular lifestyle. You still… — Rich Homie Quan Copy Share Image
I've heard that almost all the people crowding around the big art openings barely look at the work on display and are… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Before they did all those shows on Jackson Pollock, I loved the way he formulated his paintings. I loved Basquiat - I… — Matt Schulze Copy Share Image
Every artist has different priorities. Some artists I know don't make as much music as they used to, because social media has… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
Envision what the end result is supposed to be... what do you want to be when you grow up? Where do you… — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
Contrary to Warhol's 15 minutes of fame, I think that today in front of insatiable curiosity of the crowd, we would be… — Daniel Buren Copy Share Image
I'm putting my consciousness towards trying to teach people through pictures and sculptures that there's something better in the world. That's what… — Peter M. Brant Copy Share Image
In 1966, while working on a feature about a Picasso exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, I recorded the pre-opening… — Micha Bar-Am Copy Share Image
I had a job as an illustrator, and I wanted to change the direction of my work. I moved to the country,… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
Even though the industry is very big and there's lots of money, when it gets down to it, whether it's a photographer… — Guido Palau Copy Share Image
I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression… — Nelsan Ellis Copy Share Image
When you sketch a shoe but don't have the intention to do a proper shoe, it remains a curvy sketch with no… — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
At some point, I'm just of the mind that no art is perfect, and it shouldn't be perfect. I think it's beautiful… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
The first piece of art that I ever bought-when I could afford it-was a Warhol sketch from the period when he was… — James Franco Copy Share Image
When I was doing just the underwater, I don't think people could relate to it at first. Then I added the land,… — Robert Lyn Nelson Copy Share Image
Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really… — Leontyne Price Copy Share Image
Can a great artist be mean-spirited, grasping, harsh to his family, violent in his emotions, vindictive in his hatreds, an all-purpose scoundrel?… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
“Having seen this reproduction, one can go to the National Gallery to look at the original and discover what the reproduction lacks.… — John Berger Copy Share Image
The people who truly love you don't try to paint you with their brushes & colours. Instead they make you hold the… — Chanda Kaushik Copy Share Image
“Why do you paint, Akram?” I asked. “What—” “Close your eyes, Sebastian,” he said, stopping me. “Just for a minute, close them… — Ahmad Ardalan Copy Share Image
Art is a severe business; most serious when employed in grand and sacred objects. The artist stands higher than art, higher than… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image