When you are 'bad' in the art world they are very very scared! They want to control you... and they can't! Individuality… — Laurence Gartel Copy Share Image
“he [Picasso] used to say quite often, paper lasts quite as well as paint and after all it all ages together, why… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
Every other species of talent carries with it its eternity; we enjoy the work of the poet, the painter, the sculptor, only… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach… — Sol LeWitt Copy Share Image
I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever… — Frida Kahlo Copy Share Image
Art comes out of art; it begins with imitation, often in the form of parody, and it's in the process of imitating… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
The painter is not an intellectual if, when he has painted a nude woman, he gives us the idea that she is… — Odilon Redon Copy Share Image
My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked,… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
The miniatures of the Mughal period are really the pinnacle of Indian artistic achievement. And not a single one of those paintings… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Oscar Wilde quite rightly said, 'All art is useless'. And that may sound as if that means it's something not worth supporting.… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable, and we value… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
Of course, I, like the sponsoring government, would like to have as many people as possible visit Yokohama Triennale. This is because… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
I've been really lucky to spend some time around actors and artists I really admire. One thing I gathered from asking a… — Jason Segel Copy Share Image
“In the 20th century after WWII, Ralph Burke Tyree led the transformation and appreciation of the South Pacific’s serene beauty with his… — C.J. Cook Copy Share Image
I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music,… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
The thing I wondered about so much as a young artist, particularly when things weren't going well and I was really struggling,… — Laurie Simmons Copy Share Image
“Once an artist painted on a huge canvas - the skies; The sun, the landscapes and everything that was nice. To complete… — Sushrut A. Badhe Copy Share Image
In f(x), when I'm doing K-pop, that's cool - that's our concept. But me, as a solo artist, I'm just me. I'm… — Amber Liu Copy Share Image
Honestly, if you talk to a lot of artists that have either made it or have done something in music, chances are… — Mr. Carmack Copy Share Image
I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want… — Richard Fleeshman Copy Share Image
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the bastards aren't out to get you. ... Painters of paintings, writers of books, never could… — Lorenz Hart Copy Share Image
Imagine this : You just painted the most beautiful picture you have ever painted. it is exactly what you wanted. you absolutely… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing for an artist is to not worry about what anybody else thinks. You just have to… — Rosanna Arquette Copy Share Image
No one would ever cast me as an aristocrat. I think the big thing about being an Irish artist is access to… — Brian Dennehy Copy Share Image
Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of… — John Millington Synge Copy Share Image
Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
It is the mark of great art that its appeal is universal and eternal…… Great art remains stable and unobscure because the… — Clive Bell Copy Share Image
It's only when it's smoothed out by history and we try to make sense of it - this incredibly complicated period when… — Missy Mazzoli Copy Share Image
There's something of a painting of a woman that represents all women - and by extension, all of humanity - that I… — Will Cotton Copy Share Image
These things - the degree of vulnerability, the degree of skill, the degree of the longing to give - are influx all… — Michael Ventura Copy Share Image
You have to have patience and confidence that your things will let you know where they need to go. Particularly artwork. Paintings… — Anjelica Huston Copy Share Image
There are obviously so many artists that are very inspiring, but I can't say that they like - that I have someone… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
“Artists frequently hide the steps that lead to their masterpieces. They want their work and their career to be shrouded in the… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I believe the future will reflect different body types, ethnicities, cultures and sexual orientations. I've been working with a lot of young… — Nelly Furtado Copy Share Image
Painting, which is essentially a rhythmic harmony of coloured spaces. Realism was the death of art. Great art should come from the… — Arthur Wesley Dow Copy Share Image
Talent is cheap, you have to be possessed or obsessed, rather. You really have to feel like you cannot not do art,… — John Baldessari Copy Share Image
There's lots of things that can't make it in the world that are worth making. There are lots of great artists who… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
“Art has to ask questions and make you care. Nothing I saw elicited even the slightest emotional response. But maybe that was… — Kate Klise Copy Share Image
“Must I again demonstrate that while it is permissible to request the scientist to lead you back over his footprints, a similar… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image