“as an artist, one of the toughest things to do is getting someone to understand why you think the way you think.… — Darnell Lamont Walker Copy Share Image
Ah, art! Ah, life! The pendulum swinging back and forth, from complex to simple, again to complex. From romantic to realistic, back… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Justin Broadrick has stated that the drum machine sound was heavily influenced by hip hop artists in the late 80s, particularly the… — Justin Broadrick Copy Share Image
“Is there any forgiveness? If somebody does something wrong, we now have copped this "off with the head" attitude, which, I confess,… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
The artist who could disentangle the subtle soul of the image from its mesh of defining circumstances most exactly and 're-embody' it… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point. And, unable to… — Abraham Kuyper Copy Share Image
When you're working with other artists, it's often a mix of your ideas with somebody else's, which can be extremely fruitful. But… — Sophie Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people make a big misstep when they assume what an artist is going to be interested in,… — Kenny Beats Copy Share Image
A lot of people do talk about the demise of the album, but I still believe that if an artist tries hard… — Moby Copy Share Image
One of the most important elements of Caio-ness I wanted to keep was that left to right reading, where one form draws… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
The reason for my painting large canvases is that I want to be intimate and human. To paint a small picture is… — Mark Rothko Copy Share Image
Before I was a musician, I drew. The housing projects in Brooklyn weren't much of a canvas, people didn't know that I… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
“Selling out had never been a problem before because no one had wanted to buy. Why are we kneecapping ourselves with artistic… — Matthew De Abaitua Copy Share Image
What made my mind go free is that I wanted to become an artist. As soon as I said to myself, 'Oh… — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
My mother thought I would have a hard life as a painter. My father thought the highest thing a person could be… — Alex Katz Copy Share Image
I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence… — Christy Turlington Copy Share Image
Everybody in Odd Future is their own artist - they have their own friends and their own ideas for things - so… — Syd Copy Share Image
Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
The poet, being an imitator like a painter or any other artist, must of necessity imitate one of three objects - things… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
My paintings are well-painted, not nimbly but patiently. My painting contains in it the message of pain. I think that at least… — Frida Kahlo Copy Share Image
One of the grotesqueries of present-day American life is the amount of reasoning that goes into displaying the wisdom secreted in bad… — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The artist can't give you an answer that's satisfying to the dreadful reality of your existence. So the best you can do… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
Think of Shakespeare and Melville and you think of thunder, lightning, wind. They all knew the joy of creating in large or… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
What I really think about Banksy is I think he's a genius; he's a great artist, and I like his stuff. But… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
“In the world of pop stardom, what is mistaken for rebellion? A mediocre artist who spouts political beliefs that most freshmen in… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
I always say artists must broaden their research. I go to casinos, fly fishing, to show apartments in new residential buildings, watch… — Ryan Gander Copy Share Image
“But nowadays I feel guilty that I am granted the immunity of the artistically gifted, having never actually achieved anything to prove… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
When I was writing my first novel a friend told me I should apply for a grant from the government that was… — Vince Flynn Copy Share Image
“Art is lunging forward without certainty about where you are going or how to get there, being open to and dependent on… — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Not only can color, which is under fixed laws, be taught like music, but it is easier to learn than drawing, whose… — Eugene Delacroix Copy Share Image
I always have a good reason for taking something out but I never have one for putting something in. And I don't… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
All the great artists of the world slowly slowly start growing a quality of feminineness, grace, elegance, exquisiteness. A certain flavor of… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
One must have a high opinion of a work of art - not the work one is creating at the moment, but… — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
As awesome as it is to be with a big act and get three catered meals a day and get a dressing… — David Nail Copy Share Image
Everybody has a great deal of experience in living. But no one lives in anything like the highest style of the art;… — Harry Stack Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Like the bioluminescent creatures of the deep sea produce their own light I also have the ability to create my own light… — Rhys Blanco Copy Share Image
I've certainly always had a very high regard for Botswana and so I paint a very good picture of the country and… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“days.Behind the bar was a painting of a reclining naked woman. Over time, several would-be marksmen had tried to augment the painting… — Robert Vaughan Copy Share Image
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