“Text, images, and video are the paint swatches of 21st-century artists — with a single catch: this form of art has to… — Laura Busche Copy Share Image
“It's beautiful to transcend generations and to just be inside an artistic work, together, enjoying what only a great artistic work can… — Peter Davis Copy Share Image
Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live,… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
“I don't believe art is meant to be economical. Art is adventurous, sloppy and hugely imaginative. What I look at is hitting… — Kevin Max Copy Share Image
“Love them all," said Renoir. "That is the secret, young man. Love them all." The painter let go of his arm and… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“I don't think immediate tragedy is a very good source of art. It can be, but too often it's raw and painful… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale… — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
You can't write a thing that is hermetically sealed; there has to be a way for the audience to get in and… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
All my life I have worked to be able to earn my living, but I thought that one could do good painting… — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
Some of my peers are artists who are at the same level as I am and have been getting paid more than… — Nadine Shah Copy Share Image
I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“I remember once, in talking to Mr. Burne-Jones about modern science, his saying to me, ‘the more materialistic science becomes, the more… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“What, then, is the unifying theme, if any, of these four different corner panels that might account for their selection by Michelangelo?… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
I never considered myself an Americana artist, but I'm a huge fan of old-time music from the States, the recordings that were… — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
I think it's almost a unique control that artists can have now more than they ever did, I think if you don't… — Lizzy Plapinger Copy Share Image
It is time for writers to admit that nothing in this world makes sense. Only fools and charlatans think they know and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Nowadays I see my work being used, without my permission, as if it was an attack against the Trump regime. People want… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
[Pablo] Picasso was born in my hometown, in Málaga, so I have this of strange connection with his persona and with what… — Antonio Banderas Copy Share Image
If you look at all the artists I've ever worked with, I'm still blessed enough to have one of the biggest singles… — Sean Garrett Copy Share Image
Today the influences of your society pressure you to be successful before your time. They are pulling you down. They have pulled… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
One of the greatest difficulties in civil war is, that more art is required to know what should be concealed from our… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
For me, to have had an impact with anything that you've done, whether it's a painting, a photo, a poem, or something… — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
Cubism is not a manner but an aesthetic, and even a state of mind; it is therefore inevitably connected with every manifestation… — Juan Gris Copy Share Image
The inner artist is not the voice of reason. The inner artist can have wild and impossible ideas... The inner artist is… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
There are some very powerful contributions to knowledge in the scientific world or the legal world, but art is singular. That's why… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
While the impressionists make a table to give one particular moment and subordinate the life of the table to its resemblance to… — Umberto Boccioni Copy Share Image
“When a dancer performs, melody transforms into a carriage, expressions turn into fuel and spirit experiences a journey to a world where… — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
When I have a creative block, I take walks. I like to see what shapes stick out - so many legs rushing… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
In the recording process I do listen to other artists a lot and other albums and albums I am loving lately, or… — William Beckett Copy Share Image
Nowadays, if you're a great artist, you don't have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You're closer to… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of artists these days are going out with being a feminist and making it cool, and being… — Zara Larsson Copy Share Image
“I'm beginning to see that there's a difference between art that trusts beauty's simple power to point people to God and Christian… — Ian Morgan Cron Copy Share Image
“No art takes places without inspiration. Every artist also needs effective knowledge of his or her tools (e.g., does a certain brush… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Beauty has became a pejorative word in art. It was not something one should aspire to, because it was pedestrian. Beautiful things… — Damian Loeb Copy Share Image
There’s an inherent message in my work relating to recycling and the nature of value, but my artistic inspiration is fired by… — Ptolemy Copy Share Image
After art college, I got a job as a medical illustrator, and I was pretty good. I had to imagine what was… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
When you have practiced drawing for a while... take pains and pleasure in constantly copying the best works that you can find… — Cennino Cennini Copy Share Image