I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings.… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
My songs are not angry or bitter, because I am not bitter. I'm hopeful, and as an artist I have to be,… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
My best training came from doing illustrations because it taught me to compose my paintings more effectively, to improve my colors, and… — Burton Silverman Copy Share Image
When a painter is working he is aware of the means which are available to him - these include his materials, the… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I find myself chatting with my paintings, not deep and meaningful stuff, but things like 'hey there buddy' and 'oh, look what… — Anh Do Copy Share Image
Many writers and artists portrayed the poor sympathetically, and even fought on their behalf, but they themselves were not of that class.… — Luc Sante Copy Share Image
Museums and galleries do recruit art historians, but they are overwhelmingly white and middle class, or else from abroad. They understandably fret… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
You're more constrained when you're wealthy. Or when you're making a bigger film and people complain about no budgets; but having a… — John Carney Copy Share Image
Thinking of that movie 'The Artist'; if anyone ever needed to reach anyone, I'm just thinking they didn't have cell phones, they… — Edy Ganem Copy Share Image
The greatest work of art created first by god and then by man, is the creation of life. The whole process is… — Bethany Jane Andrews Hoey Copy Share Image
I would never have expected anything that I did would ever appear in first-rate museums around the world. That was just a… — Rick Heinrichs Copy Share Image
I was about 6 or 7, I would have said I wanted to be an actor and an artist. And that just… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
After being taught sets and reps and working at it for a length of time you can't paint by numbers anymore. It… — Tom Platz Copy Share Image
“Kate had made both the environment and the body for him, and he liked the tranquil mood of the piece. There was… — Greg Egan Copy Share Image
“Dale Chihuly." She pulls out her phone and moves close to show me a picture of his work. "It's an eleven meter-long… — Cath Crowley Copy Share Image
I want to see where and how far I can go as an artist. I look back and see what I've done,… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
Germany is a country that has absolutely had to since the Second World War ask itself massive moral questions. And it's reforged… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
No one escapes that moment of innocence when the world attacks him and installs within him the spirit of opposites... As long… — Milton Resnick Copy Share Image
If it's something quite low-key then I'll often do my own makeup. But for something like a premiere, it's good to have… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
You have to have really thick skin. Art is obviously there to be criticized and there to be taken in different ways.… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
Bruegel has these paintings of people just... interacting with each other. And there's this special wink - it's not a celebration of… — Carey Mercer Copy Share Image
Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
In any case, once you're dealing on a nonverbal level, ambiguity is unavoidable. But it's the ambiguity of all art, of a… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
“Advancing towards a person’s dreams with confidence enables a person to move beyond restrictive boundaries and meet with uncommon success. Liberated from… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for these rock photographers. You realize that some of them were really led into the inner… — Mick Fleetwood Copy Share Image
My life as a painter influences my teaching and my duties as president of CCA - and I hope some of the… — Stephen Beal Copy Share Image
As an artist, I didn't think I was gonna get an Oscar. I've never said this, but I've never looked at it… — O'Shea Jackson, Jr Copy Share Image
Of course you will say that I ought to be practical and ought to try and paint the way they want me… — Rembrandt Copy Share Image
When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume, through successive eliminations, you arrive inevitably at… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
You don't have to compose a masterpiece every time, but I think the challenge of art is always searching for something different,… — Ludovico Einaudi Copy Share Image
A main part of the struggle of art has been to make an art that is direct, simple, humane, unconnected with powers… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
My aim is to give you only the things with which I am completely satisfied, even if it means asking you a… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do.… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
I thought for a long time that I was going to be a pop artist. It was around 18-19 that I started… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
But you know, we have more hits than you can possibly think about. One of my personal favorite artists is the wonderful… — Colin Mochrie Copy Share Image
Art is an affirmation of life, a rebuttal of death. And here we blunder into paradox again, for during the creation of… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
I love being an illustrator because I get to read really great stories, work with amazing people, travel and see places I… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
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