Artist Quotes · Page 137

An amateur may not be an artist, though an artist should be an amateur.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.

— Mason Cooley

As an artist, comfort can be your worst enemy.

— Nelly Furtado

Painting is so much more than the materials.

— Brian Johnson

I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion.

— Greg Lake

Art is not made for anybody and is, at the same time, for everybody.

— Piet Mondrian

What does art do for us? It gives shape to our emotions.

— Muriel Barbery

Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.

— Kenneth Noland

Art can be interpreted in various ways and having the freedom to do that is liberating as a creator and a viewer.

— Asim Chaudhry

There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.

— Adriana Trigiani

No, painting is not interior decoration. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy.

— Pablo Picasso

One thing I can say about pursuing a career in the arts is, it is an adventure - a beautiful, intimidating, and…

— Kiana Madeira

The genius of art finds sanctuary among children and madmen to survive.That is who we are.

— Marilyn Manson

We communicate through art with symbols that transcend the boundaries of time and culture.

— Richard Clar

One of the challenges to our nation today is overcoming the notion that art is kind of a nice-to-have, when in reality…

— John Maeda

I'm an abstract painter not just for myself, but because I really believe in abstraction.

— Brice Marden

I always thought I'd eventually learn how to draw really well, and despite constant evidence to the contrary, I just kept on…

— Mark Haddon

“If the painter has clumsy hands, he will be apt to introduce them into his works, and so of any other part…

— Leonardo da Vinci

There is a political and racial context behind everything that I do. Not always because I design it that way, or because…

— Kehinde Wiley

Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that it's…

— Jerry Saltz

Forget your ideas about art. Make a shopping list of everything you like about what you've done. Include qualities that you've seen…

— Joseph Kosuth

I'm one of those artists who have the presence and that swag... I was always built for the music, I don't get…

— Juelz Santana

In 'Star Wars: Episode II,' when Jango Fett is chasing Obi Wan Kenobi through an asteroid field, they needed a big asteroid…

— Masi Oka

I'm aware of what I am, but I focus so much on myself as a musician and as an artist that I…

— Jennifer Lee

All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that.

— John Mellencamp

Inclusivity is extremely important in any art form.

— Sobhita Dhulipala

A Good artist has less time than ideas.

— Martin Kippenberger

Paintings and fightings are best seen at a distance.

— Benjamin Franklin

God told me if I painted that mountain enough, I could have it.

— Georgia O'Keeffe

I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.

— Richa Chadha

That's my duty. Just make powerful art.

— Matty Healy

I get to say 'no' to a lot of things. That, for an artist, is crazy.

— Daveed Diggs

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

— Victor Pinchuk

I'll stick to painting as long as I can.

— Tom Thomson

There has always been a correlation between money and art.

— Simon de Pury

I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.

— Christopher Cross

You don't do art for any other reason than to help your soul grow.

— Kurt Vonnegut

“For art is about desire, is it not, and never its consummation?”

— A. Manette Ansay

Paint the essential character of things.

— Camille Pissarro

Art is either a plagiarist or a revolutionist.

— Paul Gauguin