Art Quote by Aasif Mandvi

The fewer limitations the artist imposes on his work, the less chance he has for artistic success.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“Whenever an artist becomes dominated by his own ignorance, his art loses value, for it is only the professional artist that can be humble…

— Robin Sacredfire

In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they…

— Luis Bunuel

It seems the deeper, truer personality of the artist only emerges in the making of decisions... in refusing and accepting, changing and revising.

— Bridget Riley

The great artist is conscious of the talent and power he possesses otherwise he would not see his faults and so would not be…

— Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

An artist is only an ordinary man with a greater potentiality--same stuff, same make up, only more force. And the strong driving force usually…

— Anonymous

The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist.

— Oscar Wilde

The artist must reckon with his own character flaws, which do not disappear just because he has been called to be an artist.

— Eric Maisel

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls…

— Thom Yorke

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

— Oscar Wilde

I think great art goes beyond the control of the artist. In some ways, art often makes itself and reveals things about that artist…

— Lisa Yuskavage

I said earlier that I do not believe an artist's life throws much light upon his works. I do believe, however, that, more often…

— W. H. Auden