I think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter.… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Maybe an artist's position in society is different today because it's more individualistic. You're not a direct servant anymore to the patron-you're… — Urs Fischer Copy Share Image
For the art-historically informed, no art has truly shocked since November 19, 1971, when Chris Burden had himself shot in the arm… — Mark Kostabi Copy Share Image
“The biggest spur to my interest in art came when I played van Gogh in the biographical film Lust For Life. The… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people in this world that listen to wide ranges of music and there should never be a… — Ab-Soul Copy Share Image
I can't let the baggage of my private life get into work. Artists are more fragile than normal people. But I know… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
“To study one good master till you understand him will teach you more than a superficial acquaintance with a thousand: power of… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
In my mind, the plays I was writing were extreme examples of art for art's sake. I didn't necessarily think that other… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
The artist must ever play and experiment with new means of arranging experience, even though the majority of his audience may prefer… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
The worst frame of mind to be in is what the fans like or what the fans want, because then you lose… — BeBe Zahara Benet Copy Share Image
If you're going to go for 'it' you have a common thing you share with other artists; that's desperation. You jump out… — Alex Katz Copy Share Image
Picasso says that an artists paints not to ask a question but because he has found something and he wants to share—he… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they… — Charlton Heston Copy Share Image
The work of the painter, the poet or the musician, like the myths and symbols of the savage, ought to be seen… — Claude Levi-Strauss Copy Share Image
My first sense of myself was as an artist, a painter. I would see a Van Gogh painting and just love it,… — Philip Schultz Copy Share Image
“It is not difficult to be alone if you are poor and a failure. An artist is always alone – if he… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
One opinion I share with the Dadaists is that art-making presupposes a revolutionary state of mind. Assimilating the practice into commodity or… — C.D. Wright Copy Share Image
what was the right level of prosperity, the level that banished dire need but did not satiate, the level that did not… — Nayantara Sahgal Copy Share Image
Auditioning is a horrible experience because you know you are being absolutely scrutinized and judged. There are days where you can do… — Kelly Reilly Copy Share Image
I think that there was a fad where everyone said, 'I want you to create a signature step for my artist.' The… — Laurieann Gibson Copy Share Image
All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer.… — Jacques Lipchitz Copy Share Image
How often have I actually discovered in myself that enthusiasm raises the artist above himself, how in an ordinary mood one would… — Clara Schumann Copy Share Image
“Myself I cannot see the persistence of the artist type. I see no need for the individual man of genius in such… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I started doing sculpture in 1959. I had no commissions then. They were painted, similar in style to the paintings... At a… — Ellsworth Kelly Copy Share Image
It is not reasonable that art should win the place of honor over our great and powerful mother Nature. We have so… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Artists have so much more control of their futures - they don't need to rely so much on major labels or big… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
It's not disappearing in that sense, and it's not disappearing in an artistic sense - trying to make something beautiful that means… — Elena Tonra Copy Share Image
The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm working on. And I think… — Anthony Quinn Copy Share Image
There's this weird game called 'Blueberry Garden.' For that game an artist recorded some piano music, but evidently he only had a… — C418 Copy Share Image
I speak for an art ... weary of its puny exploits, weary of pretending to be able, of being able, of doing… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
Art is not cozy and it is not mocked. Art tells the only truth that ultimately matters. It is the light by… — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
When you see what you express through photography, you realize all the things that can no longer be the objectives of painting.… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
I haven't had the opportunity to study visual art, but it was always my first love when it came to artistic expression.… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“To be an artist was to interpret experiences for others. The more a person turned in to the charismatic forces in life… — Laura Joplin Copy Share Image
I have a song coming with blackbear. He's a huge artist, I would say in the dark-pop scene. He has also collaborated… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
Art used to be painting, sculpture, music, etc, but now, all technology has become art. Of course, this form of art is… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
There are many aspects about what and why we photograph: visual pleasure, personal empathy, intellectual stimulation, technical excellence, etc. Serious photographers and… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
A role is a role where I play someone else, but when it comes to paintings, it is me. It is unadulterated… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
