He was the incomparable painter of mystery, silence, and the infinite, of the passing cloud, and the sunlit shimmer of the waves-subleties… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
Art is an infinitely precious good, a draught both refreshing and cheering which restores the stomach and the mind to the natural… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
The hardest thing for - not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge,… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
If I was feeling angry, I had to investigate not just who or what I was angry at, but why. And then… — Paul Madonna Copy Share Image
All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without… — Caspar David Friedrich Copy Share Image
We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of… — Honor Harger Copy Share Image
“Museums hold collections in trust for future generations. It is our responsibility to see that these objects—representing the cultural heritage of more… — Holly Witchey Copy Share Image
What matters to me as a creative artist is the credibility of the production house, the honesty in the script, and the… — Kriti Kharbanda Copy Share Image
“And yet viewing several depictions of even an imaginary city, is enlightening in a way," Leibniz said. "Each painter can view the… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
It makes me happy to think that this world of art-as-investment is a minuscule fraction of the art world overall. Most people… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
I don't know a lot of writers, even writers who have been on the bestseller list for a few weeks, or writers… — Debra Monroe Copy Share Image
Imagine a master painting that's never finished...when you can only build on previous work, you become limited by what you can paint...If… — Ian K. Smith Copy Share Image
“A GREAT PAINTER will know a great deal about how he did it, but still he will say, “How did I do… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
A work of art can start you thinking about some aesthetic or philosophical problem; it can suggest some new method, some fresh… — Francine Prose Copy Share Image
After tea it's back to painting - a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
A song is composed of music and lyrics: 50 percent is the producer, 50 percent is the artist. So, I'm responsible for… — Gza Copy Share Image
As a boy, I used to look at reproductions of Rembrandt's portraits... the people in his paintings were so real I felt… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
I don't know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven't met any, and I'm kind of… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
All artists are anarchists in some way - some more extreme than others, but it's something that I think artists are supposed… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
When people do something extraordinarily well, it's self-evident. It could be art. It could be a circus, whatever it is, where people… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
To try to understand the real significance of what the great artists, the serious masters, tell us in their masterpieces, that leads… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether… — Ellar Coltrane Copy Share Image
“One thing, however, did become clear to him—why so many perfect works of art did not please him at all, why they… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I don't believe that recordings should sound radically better than the artist, I think that's dishonest. For example, I'm not a great… — Malcolm Wilson Copy Share Image
I was actually dumbfounded by how some artists talked to each other. For example, it was a normal night at a bar,… — David Salle Copy Share Image
Higher than every painter, higher than every sculptor and than all artists do I regard him who is skilled in the art… — John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
“It's 4am again and I'm just getting started. People are boring and I want to burn with excitement or anger and bleed,… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
The record business is an oxymoron. In the 1960s, there was an upside to selling plastic discs so labels took the risk… — Tom Silverman Copy Share Image
I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would… — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
“All right,” Roland said. “Rudeness is forgivable, Blaine; so I was taught in my youth, and the clay has dried in the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Craft is not a category; it's a means. The folks running the museum [Museum of Arts and Design]are sharp, and they know… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say,… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
I do strongly feel that among the greatest pieces of luck for high achievement is ordeal. Certain great artists can make out… — John Berryman Copy Share Image
I completely believe that - literature for me is a way of life. That's probably true of all writers or all artists.… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
As an artist, it took me some time to understand and appreciate that Oh, there are certain things that are really important.… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
“In art we do not make things any simpler by making simpler things. Reduction does not yield certainty, but something like its… — Kirk Varnedoe Copy Share Image
“And all this culture, all this art, was simply a trick. It allowed us to pretend that human beings were noble, intelligent… — Gordon Reece Copy Share Image
In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone… — Paul Gauguin Copy Share Image
“My main task as an artist is to show you either what you have never seen before -- or to show you… — Mike Duron Copy Share Image
Art is not just ornamental, an enhancement of life. It is a path in itself, a way out of the predictable and… — Gabrielle Roth Copy Share Image
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