Artist Quotes · Page 439

“And moreover, to succeed, the artist must possess the courageous soul . . . the brave soul. The soul that dares and defies.”

— Kate Chopin

Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

— Georges Seurat

I draw the art for the writers. A lil' chibi of each author crowns their articles.

— Holly Golightly

My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.

— Anonymous

I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.

— Mark Twain

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection.

— Anonymous

I want to be an artist, an actress with integrity, and that includes all kinds of parts.

— Marilyn Monroe

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

— Edouard Manet

“What do I think was modernism’s subject, then? What was it about? No doubt you can guess my starting point. It was…

— T. J. Clark

Without rules you can't have anything, but you don't want to just be pedantic or obsessive. The painting is finished when it's…

— Matthew Collings

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I…

— Amy Tan

The artist has the power to signoff the work by deconstructing the work itself: I've finished this work now and I'll sign…

— Gavin Turk

“In 1510 the pope ordered the scaffolding dismantled and the first part of the fresco displayed to an eager public. The ecstatic…

— Benjamin Blech

I noticed that the large windows between the paintings [in the Musee d'Art Moderne] interested me more than the art exhibited. From…

— Ellsworth Kelly

This man was so absent-mindedly clever that he could paint pictures that didn’t just follow you around the room but went home…

— Terry Pratchett

It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his…

— Albert Pinkham Ryder

One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a…

— Andres Serrano

While artistes do want peace, it is not their preserve alone. Everyone wants peace just as much.

— Adnan Sami

I'm a child of the '60s, so I love the fact that we are returning to a time when artists are standing…

— Kenneth Ehrlich

“Ah but Art never fails anyone, magic and medicine may certainly fail, but never Art.”

— Jim Fergus

All art is advertising. It stands for a particular point of view. Art that exploits badness is advertising badness.

— Jack Beal

The ivory tower of the artist may be the only stronghold left for human values, cultural treasures, man’s cult of beauty.

— Anais Nin

Art, well good art at least, takes you to a place you go during the experience of it, and then after you…

— Nile Rodgers

The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.

— Robert Henri

The truth is, we haven't really figured out yet how artists are going to thrive in modern mass societies. We're all experiments.

— Brad Holland

I don't feel that as an artist my job is to offer PR propaganda, whether for the good or for the bad.

— Ayad Akhtar

My work or art form should represent the kind of world view I believe in.

— Sayani Gupta

A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art.

— Aristotle

I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been…

— David LaChapelle

I'd like to make music for a long time, and all different types of music. Maybe I'll start my own label to…

— Jamie Cullum

Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day

— Smokey Robinson

My anatomy was self-taught. I feel everybody has that ability. I drew instinctively. Mine was an instinctive style.

— Jack Kirby

“All literature and popular art contain themes that resonate with the audience.”

— Daniel Lambert

Almost all European are before the Renaissance was created by people for whom the notion of art did not exist.

— Anonymous

“You can tell I don't like this book, because I drew in it. And that's better than anything else that's in this…

— Dan Bergstein

A painter is a man who paints what he sells; an artist, on the other hand, is a man who sells what…

— Pablo Picasso

Queer art is as much about starting conversations as it is about making dramatic statements.

— Sasha Velour

Looking like I don't have it together is actually an art that I perfected.

— Deon Cole

If an artist has no experience before he makes a painting or a sculpture, he is not an artist.

— Naum Gabo

An artist spends himself like the crayon in his hand, till he is all gone.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson