I've lived a long time, and a lot of things shut down. Painting is one of them. It never occurred to me… — Michael Chow Copy Share Image
Art, in the widest sense of the word, is the instrument Hellenism has used and would use for that purpose. All the… — Bernard Berenson Copy Share Image
There's a tendency to make more money at concerts. That's from a financial standpoint. Night clubs have a better feel, better contact… — Al Green Copy Share Image
Our visual and musical artists have no incentive to be educated. So what we get is a bunch of uneducated artists inspiring… — Rhymefest Copy Share Image
I love paint. I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
“I must write down that I am to be an artist. Not in the sense of aesthetic frippery but in the sense… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
In general, I think the best thing to do is to connect with other females. I love meeting other female artists and… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
So somebody has talent? So what? Dime a dozen. And we're overpopulated. Actually we have more food than we have people and… — John Cage Copy Share Image
“He's been living on the fringes of art for so many years, talking and talking about it, that he's come to expect… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
Speaking of line, what artist of line was ever able to find more depth and volume than Hirschfeld? He was an illustrator… — Billy Cannon Copy Share Image
I don't really know what people's perception about Palestinians.All art is to better life. We want to create hope and share with… — Elia Suleiman Copy Share Image
“The mob not only grabs hold of art without being entitled to do so, but it also enters the artist. It takes… — Elfriede Jelinek Copy Share Image
It depends on what kind of minimalism you're talking about, of course. I love both those artists - Brian Eno and William… — Tim Hecker Copy Share Image
I want to create objects that will stimulate the viewer in ways that I am stimulated by these objects. Now that's an… — Michael C. McMillen Copy Share Image
When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I… — Henry Flynt Copy Share Image
Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time;… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
A Great Work of Art is one that truly moves and inspires you. You yourself must be moved. Don't look at art… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“There were several paintings to admire, one of them very fine indeed. Many were urban, industrial landscapes. Paul was generous with his… — Pat Barker Copy Share Image
I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I got a lot of body paint on me in a short period of time. I would definitely do it again because… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
“I took a course in art last winter. I learnt the difference between a fine oil painting, and a mechanical thing, like… — Veta Louise Simmons Copy Share Image
The kind of painting which I find exciting is not necessarily representational or non-representational, but it is musical and architectural... Whether this… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It's hard for a black… — Lance Reddick Copy Share Image
I do believe everyone on this earth is an artist - some people more than others. But I do believe we are… — Melora Hardin Copy Share Image
I try to be patient. I feel like the point of art is to go down within yourself and to pop up… — Travis Morrison Copy Share Image
“The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively-- because, without this humble appliance, you… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
I was at Pepperdine University in Malibu, and during my sophomore year, I played a dying burn victim on 'ER.' The makeup… — Eric Christian Olsen Copy Share Image
I've always said that the artist dies twice. And the first death is the hardest which is the career death, the creative… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
How could Michelangelo have seen his David in a block of marble? Man began to make images only because he discovered them… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
I'm lucky to have friends who inspire me all the time. Watching other people teaches me and helps me to carve out… — Matthew Mayfield Copy Share Image
It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
I can truthfully say, in arts I have pretty much seen and done it all and, at my age, I have no… — Donald Lambert Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as somebody that tried to respect her integrity as an artist and as a person. And I… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
“After reading this book, hopefully you will realize the challenges to be overcome in successfully marketing yourself and your artworks as a… — Peter K. Worsley Copy Share Image
How can people think that artists seek a name? A name, like a face, is something you have when you're not alone.… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“We’re all in a process of becoming. I’m never satisfied with my works. Never. I never see them as a finished product.… — Jill Telford Copy Share Image
I think what's important, as an artist who wants to be multi-dimensional, is learning how to shape-shift into those different paths fluidly… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
“When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
I'm somewhat of an empath, I would say. I relate easily to ideas and stories, books, films, music. I'm moved by all… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
