Mark Grotjahn's large new paintings abound with torrents of ropy impasto, laid down in thickets, cascading waves, and bundles that swell, braid… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
If art is to flourish in the twenty-first century, it must renew its moral authority by rededicating itself to life. It must… — Frederick Hart Copy Share Image
Victor Serge died in exile and obscurity, apparently no more than a splinter of a splinter in the Marxist movement. But with… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
We are drawn to artists who tell us that art is difficult to do and takes a spiritual effort, because we are… — John Updike Copy Share Image
It was important that I learn that what I wanted was no different from what other artists wanted: confidence that I could… — Beverly Pepper Copy Share Image
When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
I loved all kinds of Bluegrass music. Sonya Isaacs was a big influence; she's a Bluegrass Gospel singer, but she's also done… — Carly Pearce Copy Share Image
Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z,… — Azzedine Alaia Copy Share Image
[People] want me to finish things. But I see them in such a way and paint them accordingly. ... Nothing is simpler… — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Copy Share Image
First let me report that the art in the Barnes Collection has never looked better. My trips to the old Barnes were… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
I trained as a painter, and I still love painting, but eventually I became aware that the physical aspect of painting didn't… — Loretta Lux Copy Share Image
“The Enlightened spirit is not like some safe cracker whose ear is pressed to the metal while his fingers imperceptibly turn a… — Joshua Gibbs Copy Share Image
This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
To cook, and to do it well, every talent must be used; the strength of a prize-fighter, the imagination of a poet,… — Anne Ellis Copy Share Image
“Interviewer: “Andy do you feel that the public has insulted your art?” Andy Warhol: “Uh no.” I: “Why not?” AW: “Uh well… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
Remember the enemy of all painting is gray: a painting will almost always appear grayer than it is, on account of its… — Eugene Delacroix Copy Share Image
“That, he thought, was the essential purpose of art—to capture the universal in the everyday, which was particular to their here and… — Will Gompertz Copy Share Image
“... it often occurs that a work of art — even though incomprehensible — remains in the mind, and produces its effect… — Walter Pach Copy Share Image
An entertainer is someone who pleases others, and an artist tries to please himself. An artist is on a journey: they don't… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The entire vitality of art depends upon its being either full of truth, or full of use; and that, however pleasant, wonderful,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I learned so much about leadership from Rafe Judkins. I learned everything about leadership when you're running a show, or in my… — Celine Song Copy Share Image
“This is what great masterpieces must feel like on museum walls—like sighing, like climbing out of their rigidly stretched frames, and falling,… — Leylah Attar Copy Share Image
It is not the style but the quality and emotional impact of work that makes it marketable. Unless we make art that… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I grew up in a household where there was such anger and resentment towards anyone who had any money, that I never… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have the trends that's not that cool. You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don't really have that… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I was an actor as a kid in Boston. Then I went to art school with Brice Marden, the Massachusetts College of… — Arne Glimcher Copy Share Image
I realized that an artist seeking to tell the truth in her art takes great courage. I recognize the courage required to… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a utopian view of art but I do believe that art can function as a vehicle, that it isn't… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
Stories are best when they 'emerge' from the depths, and when built in a painting from early sketch through the three-act process… — Billy Cannon Copy Share Image
I'm a recording artist, a performing artist and a producing artist. All those things have everything to do with the outcome of… — PartyNextDoor Copy Share Image
What is it you want your audience to see? Who is your audience? What does surface signify? Does it carry meaning? Do… — Kay WalkingStick Copy Share Image
“A lot is riding on each individual docent. Here is the docent definition: a docent is a tour guide; a docent is… — Ivy Hendy Copy Share Image
Frightening for many artists is promoting themselves. They feel it is... artificial and not what we want to be known for. Yet… — Adam Leipzig Copy Share Image
The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I still paint. I love the joy that color can give to our lives and to our communities. I try to bring… — Edi Rama Copy Share Image
It's so funny to think about it now, but I kind of toned everything down about myself for 'Idol.' When it came… — Adore Delano Copy Share Image
I'm tryna learn somethin new. I'm tryna better my chances of becoming a star. I'm tryna feel the vibe of Mona Lisa,… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
The trouble with science fiction is that you can write about everything: time, space, all the future, all the past, all of… — Philip J. Klass Copy Share Image
We all wish we were better. I wish I were a better artist, wish I were a kinder person, wish I were… — Edward Sorel Copy Share Image
Today we no longer know what to call art, what its function is and even less what function it will have in… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
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