Any authentic work of art must start an argument between…

Wanting to say something but knowing it's gonna start an argument...

— Anonymous

Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver.

— Harlan Ellison

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

— Pablo Picasso

I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut…

— Queen Latifah

Art is useful. Through art we can start building a world that works differently.

— Tania Bruguera

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. —Pablo Picasso”

— Edward B. Burger

To me, the ideal artist-to-audience relationship is a one-to-zero relationship. The artist should be granted anonymity.

— Glenn Gould

The artist-audience relationship is the most valuable thing, and anything you can do to fuel the long-term potential of that relationship is of value…

— Isaac Hanson

You look at like the '70s, the messianic presence of the artist - it was very much about an audience gathering to watch this…

— Matty Healy

From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.

— David Bowie

When you have a chance to be an artist with an audience in your lifetime, you have to say thanks to your audience. That's…

— Rokia Traore

I consider myself a multi-platform artist - not just a street artist - but the audience I found through street art has created many…

— Shepard Fairey

That's what you want to do as an actor and as an artist: move an audience.

— Michael McElhatton

I feel the first award any artist can have is his audience.

— Romeo Santos

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

— John Dyer Baizley