Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
We would sift through every inch of what it was that worked, or if it didn't, and wonder what was effective in… — Helen Frankenthaler Copy Share Image
“She’s also quite the master carver, as her sculptures attest, even if her medium is rather morbid. Ana carves things out of… — Heather R. Blair Copy Share Image
In America it's a particular problem. The artist, particularly the poet, is just unacknowledged; if I can use that dumb word. Maybe… — Gerald Stern Copy Share Image
A gentleman is not born but crafted. He had to work on himself in the same way as a sculptor shaped a… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Clary, you're an artist, like your mother. That means you see the world in ways that other people don't. It's your gift,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
You need to know what makes artists tick. Having been through the process myself as a musician, since I was an early… — Tommy Mottola Copy Share Image
Much of the art of the 1960s, from body art to video and direct performance, was concerned with similar issues. And then… — Valie Export Copy Share Image
My makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, taught me the importance of moisturizing daily. Hydration is a must if you want pretty, dewy skin… — Bella Thorne Copy Share Image
I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
The museum in D.C. is really a narrative museum - the nature of a people and how you represent that story. Whereas… — David Adjaye Copy Share Image
Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for galvanizing artists… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
“I don’t do it for the money. I’ve got enough, much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do it.… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'm not really an indie… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
Most of us, no matter what we say, are walking in the dark, whistling in the dark. Nobody knows what is going… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Pablo] Picasso really changed my life. It's strange to say so, but I started to see some Picasso paintings very early. I… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
“Nothing could be less conducive to reaching an art-work than critical remarks:it's always simply a matter of more or less fortunate misunderstandings.… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor,… — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
To say that such-and-such a circumstance is 'Kafkaesque' is to admit to the denigration of an imagination that has burned a hole… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
We all know that a good person can be a bad artist.But no one will ever be a genuine artist unless he… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
“As a general rule, in the world of magic, the most successful magician is the one who has enough patience to keep… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
An artist must be very careful not to look for models. As soon as one artist takes another as model, he is… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
“Thanks for your encouraging words. But I know the grim realities of being an artist. Most of us would never make a… — Abhaidev Copy Share Image
Make your life your art. It doesn't have to be that you're an artist. I know I talk about art a lot,… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
There are things going on in galleries recently that have shocked me. What I'm going to say is really controversial, but what… — Tracey Emin Copy Share Image
I have noted that, barring accidents, artists whose powers wear best and last longest are those who have trained themselves to work… — Catherine Drinker Bowen Copy Share Image
“But what cannot be taught, fortunately or unfortunately, is the creative, expressive side of art. Most good teachers of drawing, painting, ect.,… — Edward Chase Copy Share Image
Artistic form is congruent with the dynamic forms of our direct sensuous, mental, and emotional life; works of art are projections of… — Susanne Katherina Langer Copy Share Image
For me, the worst set is always when something happens to your equipment. Or back in the days your records wouldn't arrive… — Loco Dice Copy Share Image
So much of our culture is bought and manufactured - not to say great art can't come out of that. Some art… — Scott McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Artists, on the other hand, talk to determine what works, what does not, and why. Their focus is more on the micro;… — David Salle Copy Share Image
The bohemian life that reigned in Paris until the end of the '50s is gone. The artists had more time to think,… — Pontus Hulten Copy Share Image
“expensive paint jobs in history. Michelangelo began at the top of the wall and slowly worked his way down for more than… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
A seventeenth-century painting can be "modern" because the living eye finds it fresh and new. A "modern" painting can be outdated because… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has… — Alexander Calder Copy Share Image
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