Culture is defined, really, by the artists who record what the everyday experience is like and then translate it to a common… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“I mean, reality sucks. The world is a cancer, and shits so bad it’s scary. Everything’s filthy. But you know what? One… — Mitch Lucker Copy Share Image
Drawing and visual arts was kinda my first passion going all the way back to when I was a kid. I always… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
“You finally show your professional artist friend the self-portrait you painted. At this stage of your development, what you need is a… — Douglas Stone Copy Share Image
Art is theft”) and Igor Stravinsky (“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal”), I’ve always stolen from the people I admire – not… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
“I think you might be surprised how thin the lines between art and sports really are - some artists consider their craft… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
The entire world of art has reached such a low level, it has been commercialized to such a degree that art and… — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those artists who doubts that they made dope-ass records. From the first record to now, each record has… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
“What the world thought made little difference. Rembrandt had to paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn't matter; painting was the… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
My own belief is that rather than getting involved in trying to change the reality of social-political things, creators can be involved… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
I painted with acrylic paint, and the reason why I went to oil was mainly because I didn't control it. I was… — Albert Oehlen Copy Share Image
Art is an amazing form of being able to share our experiences and tell stories and hopefully relate to other people, but… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
The voice of painterly integrity spoke to me. And the idea was that one would find this anguish, or whatever, and construct… — Malcolm Morley Copy Share Image
Most artists, or at least most of the ones I know, deny having a philosophical outlook that they try to translate into… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
My art is just an effort to express the truth of my being in gesture and movement. It has taken me long… — Isadora Duncan Copy Share Image
I think that the first responsibility of an artist is to follow truth, and the innate original forces and energies that are… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
When I make my drawings... the path traced by my pencil on the sheet of paper is, to some extent, analogous to… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what it is, it doesn't matter if you have training or a background in it. Just create something, and… — Nathan Parsons Copy Share Image
When you look back on a lifetime and think of what has been given to the world by your presence, your fugitive… — Stanley Kunitz Copy Share Image
I want to suggest to you that the day of the artists has come. That there are things about symbols and the… — Graham Cray Copy Share Image
“The cessation of art is something that can only be accomplished when art disappears into its own excess. And that occasion, according… — Eldritch Priest Copy Share Image
“he never finished any of the works he began because, so sublime was his idea of art, he saw faults even in… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Artworks, whether fiction, music, or painting, because they have the power and possibility to become truth, when repeated enough or told enough… — Cynthia Daignault Copy Share Image
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at… — John Wijngaards Copy Share Image
I felt about life and the way I felt about my children was so deep and profound. It was the first time… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
There's this idea of bankers retiring and painting watercolours. You can't dabble in art - it's a life. Being a writer, an… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
It would be inadmissible if I would vent my opinion publicly. Not only could I harm the artist concerned seriously because people… — Fela Kuti Copy Share Image
Some of these sketches were done at the very beginning of the Pirates project, when I was trying to find a direction… — Marc Davis Copy Share Image
My process is really quite organic, and starting a painting is one of the best parts for me. I always start in… — Cecily Brown Copy Share Image
“The Wisdom of Solomon (Carl) They censor words not the things they denote: It would create less of a stir to drop… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
I can't honestly say where the inspiration for my work came from. I think it came from reading. It came from texts,… — Lebbeus Woods Copy Share Image
A band has a certain responsibility to work songs for years and stick to rules more. A solo artist can just do… — Christopher Owens Copy Share Image
The impulse to paint comes neither from observation nor from the soul (which is probably blind) but from an encounter: the encounter… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people are involved in art because of the fashion of art and the conversation. It gives them… — Laurence Graff Copy Share Image
There's a radical change in the relationship with the human being and society. Art now is an open conversation with the society.… — Lawrence Weiner Copy Share Image
No matter who you are, you always want more recognition, but I'm grateful for what I do have, and I feel like… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
