I believe the media pretty much dictates the way relationships are handled, even in the way we handle ourselves. Abuse, cheating, threesomes,… — Tony Gaskins Copy Share Image
Every successful artist comes from a family - parents or siblings or both - who, although equally gifted, chose not to pursue… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. The chasm is never completely bridged. We all… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
I'm doing interviews and there are pictures of my face, so it's not like I'm hiding who I am. As soon as… — SOHN Copy Share Image
Maybe 80 percent of what we conceive to be a song idea or the meaning of a song is not exactly what… — Matt Corby Copy Share Image
You can hear some artists, hear five of their albums and still have no idea who they are. But if you've heard… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
I put out tapes, but I always kept saying, 'Why am I putting all this energy into these tapes?' I was like,… — DJ Khaled Copy Share Image
I know a lot of artists and chefs don't talk about this, but sometimes you just don't get to the finish line.… — Roy Choi Copy Share Image
Photography is unlike any other art form. In the other arts there is always a continuous interplay between the artist and his… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Some people think a martial artist has to be tough against everybody - that's not true at all. A martial artist has… — Tsutomu Ohshima Copy Share Image
“A clean sheet of paper has no blotches,” wrote Mao, “and so the newest and most beautiful words can be written on… — Gordon G. Chang Copy Share Image
The artist of today is more than an improved camera, he is more complex, richer, and wider. He is a creature on… — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
“I have this prodigious talent for painting the person behind the facade, but with Blaine the facade is all there is left… — Tabitha McGowan Copy Share Image
Great art grabs you, against your will, and then suspends your will. You are ushered into a quiet clearing, free of desire,… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
For popular purposes, at least, the aim of literary artists should be similar to that of Rubens in his landscapes, of which,… — William Benton Clulow Copy Share Image
I prefer to hear an artist's work and what they can do, so as far as I'm concerned, I'd get a lot… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
If you look on the history of art you observe how the most popular forms trample the rest. The abstract expressionists destroyed… — Mark Edward Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the limits of personality, in the possibility of change, and the saving power of art. Do powerful works of… — Adam Ross Copy Share Image
I see only one requirement you have to have to be a director or any kind of artist: rhythm. Rhythm, for me,… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days… — Aubrey Beardsley Copy Share Image
Performance is there, and if you are not there in that moment it happened, it just stays in the memory. It's so… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Spend at least 20-30% of your time marketing. You have to pay for this either way. Either you pay a gallery to… — Cory Trepanier Copy Share Image
Every work of art reaches man in his inner powers. It reaches him more profoundly and insidiously than any rational proposition, either… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
The artist who does not feel completely satisfied by elegant lines, by harmonious colors, and by a beautiful succession of chords does… — Camille Saint-Saens Copy Share Image
Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
You also said in Rolling Stone that your look is based on mine. The look I chose, I chose on purpose at… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Somewhat similar is another effect called anamorphosis. This is an amazing technique that makes an image literally “morph” into another shape or… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the… — Marvin Sapp Copy Share Image
I do feel like L.A. has a very supportive and collaborative energy. I felt that in New York too but also there's… — Alex Winston Copy Share Image
I think that the essence of being an artist is to break rules. You have to learn rules, and you have to… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When you're making art, there's a lot of self-importance attached to that, but at the end of the day, you can always… — Glen Berger Copy Share Image
“It follows from Schopenhauer’s analysis that evert genuine work of art must have its origin in direct perception; that is to say… — Bryan Magee Copy Share Image
Painting for process is the visual equivalent of journal writing, done not for the sake of being seen or published, but purely… — Michele Cassou Copy Share Image
As an architect you are a builder. You are of course more than a builder. You need to be a militant, you… — Renzo Piano Copy Share Image
“If you ditch the rulebook, you lose the grace. Even the wacky, avant-garde, convention-defying arts—experimental film, expressionist painting, professional wrestling—draw their power… — Ben Orlin Copy Share Image
I feel that America is essentially against the artist, that the enemy of America is the artist, because he stands for individuality… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
When you've always worked hard in the theatre, you find that, when you stop playing, at the end of a run, the… — Rex Harrison Copy Share Image
I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
The first and most important thing is to remain free, free in each line you undertake, in your ideas and in your… — Hans Hartung Copy Share Image
