We realise that natural aptitudes are not interchangeable, and each person must, of biological or spiritual necessity, practise the art for which… — George William Russell Copy Share Image
Art is challenging and frustrating but I don't linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I'm… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
The genius is not in how much Stanley Kubrick does in “2001: A Space Odyssey,'' but in how little. This is the… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“However my mother had once said, ‘When you go to art school, you’ll find everybody sitting around practicing how to do their… — Richard Williams Copy Share Image
I was trying to make my name just Artist in the beginning, but it was weird at first, because I wasn't an… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
I am not from the political or banking elite. I am a child of the middle class far from Paris. And if… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
When mountains and waters are painted, blue, green, and red paints are used, strange rocks and wondrous stones are used, the four… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“In a world where no one is compelled to work more than four hours a day, every person possessed of scientific curiosity… — Roman Krznaric Copy Share Image
For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I'm very selfish. I make music that I love because I only live once, and I'm an artist. I don't try to… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released… — Mrinalini Sarabhai Copy Share Image
The extraordinarily facile and in literary terms long lived works tend to be about ordinary people. Even Sappho writes about the utterly… — Robert Dessaix Copy Share Image
Art should be as inclusive as possible. That's why I like bringing the low form of puppetry and elevating it into a… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
“Wherever one looks in the realms of creative endeavor, one finds the greatest architecture, music, art, sculpture, drama, ritual placed in the… — Gordon B. McKeeman Copy Share Image
It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last… — Maria Jeritza Copy Share Image
Far from the richest rapper, but my biggest personal achievement thus far in my life has been retiring my mom early from… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. He's truly a fantastic actor and is extremely dedicated. I feel I have grown better as… — Catherine Tresa Copy Share Image
I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she is so incredibly talented. She… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
In the wildest nature, there is not only the material of the most cultivated life, and a sort of anticipation of the… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The artist in all societies has traditionally been a kind of barometer, more sensitive to nuances and changes than others, because he… — Hortense Powdermaker Copy Share Image
In art, as in science, reductionism does not trivialize our perception - of color, light, and perspective - but allows us to… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
What did it mean for a black woman to be an artist in our grandmothers' time? In our great-grandmothers' day? It is… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Just for the record, being smeared with shit and naked in the wilderness, spattered with pink vomit, this does not necessarily make… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
... dissatisfaction with one's self and dissatisfaction with the world - is necessary - it is one of the prime things that… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
Unlike God the artist does not start with nothing and make something of it. He starts with himself as nothing and makes… — Samuel Pepys Copy Share Image
Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that… — Sadie Jones Copy Share Image
When we make our art a practice, when we make our workspace sacred and enter it daily with respect and high intention,… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I started painting, I think when I was in school and I used to do watercolours back then. I attended a class… — Ishita Dutta Copy Share Image
Art is not great. Music is not great. It's just that they tickle us. When one steadfastly refuses greatness - then and… — John Marin Copy Share Image
I would love to say there was some contemporary artist who's work really got me thinking, but lately I have just been… — Cory Arcangel Copy Share Image
I learned to draw everything except glamorous women. No matter how much I tried to make them look sexy, they always ended… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
An artist is somebody that puts themselves in a room, they're a wee bit self-indulgent and you know, sink into their music… — Johnny Reid Copy Share Image
Breughel is an example of an artist - I mean, this is true about artists and painters in general, but he is… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
“I love museums more than any other institution the human race has invented. Museum people are always overworked and underpaid, and they… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
I think I tend to destroy the better paintings, or those that have been better to a certain extent. I try and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
When we can't determine what is art - when you get to that point where we're not sure, that's the greatest likelihood… — Richard Phillips Copy Share Image
I discovered that it was a lonely world being a solo artist. Then I started working with another solo artist, Rod Stewart,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've worn pretty much every hat in the beauty industry, from blogger to makeup artist to YouTube influencer to Instagram influencer to… — Huda Kattan Copy Share Image
The concentration of a small child at play is analogous to the concentration of the artist of any discipline. In real play,… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image