In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
All those crazy Impressionist painters in France were friends but they would write about how jealous and competitive they were. That's what… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
I am a humble artist moulding my earthly clod, adding my labour to nature's, simply assisting God. Not that my labour is… — Piet Pieterszoon Hein Copy Share Image
A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
Art heightens the sense of humanity. It gives an elation to feeling which is supernatural...A million sunsets will not spur us on… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Talent seduces us into interpretation. My sister could draw wonderfully, but she would never have hit upon the idea of becoming a… — Georg Baselitz Copy Share Image
I said earlier that I do not believe an artist's life throws much light upon his works. I do believe, however, that,… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
A painter may be looking at the world in a way which is very different from everyone else. If he's a craftsman,… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
To feel the meaning of what one is doing, and to rejoice in that meaning; to unite in one concurrent fact the… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
I paint like an abstract painter everything is inside nothing is meant to be, I take tattoos off a people I take… — Jason Shawn Alexander Copy Share Image
Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond… — Claron McFadden Copy Share Image
Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several… — H. R. Giger Copy Share Image
The artist must be a philosopher. Socrates the skilled sculptor, Jean-Jacques [Rousseau] the good musician, and the immortal Poussin, tracing on the… — Jacques-Louis David Copy Share Image
Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
With time, art developed Bip, my alter ego. He was not only a lion tamer or a street musician but a soldier… — Marcel Marceau Copy Share Image
The expectations of the viewer are what you're asking about. And the expectations of the viewer are manifold. However, they are very… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I saw an early cut of 'The Disaster Artist,' and I thought it was inspiring in a lot of ways, and it… — Greg Sestero Copy Share Image
Cubism did not accept the logical consequences of its own discoveries; it was not developing abstraction towards its own goal, the expression… — Piet Mondrian Copy Share Image
We've always had a tradition in America of hounding our artists to death. Look at the list of our great artists, you… — James Dickey Copy Share Image
Theres no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if you want to communicate a complex concept… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
The cumulative effect of the Romantic theory of creativity, as played out in the context of belief in the virtue of the… — John Walford Copy Share Image
It goes against an artist's grain to retire. But whether he retires or not, he will age... What work will get done… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is… — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
Share your enthusiasm with the collector's enthusiasm for the work, and discover things together. Be nice and appreciative and at the same… — Mark Kostabi Copy Share Image
What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become… — Hans Hofmann Copy Share Image
Subject becoming less relevant, each painting having a life of its own, each stroke leading to the next. It is more about… — Ken Gillespie Copy Share Image
Five percent seems very little to ask when you consider that the artist, through his or her efforts over many years, is… — Joe Fafard Copy Share Image
I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
“Artists are the architects of our future. The messages they deliver through music, film and television are what guides popular culture. If… — TAMMY (McCrary Copy Share Image
Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He copies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line.… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Without poets, without artists... everything would fall apart into chaos. There would be no more seasons, no more civilizations, no more thought,… — Guillaume Apollinaire Copy Share Image
I am either blessed or cursed with having little barrier between feeling emotions and displaying them for all to see. My heart… — Kristin Bauer van Straten Copy Share Image
[Johnny Depp] a wonderful artist, and such a talented person. I got along with him, splendidly. He's charming and wonderful to work… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The mere mechanical technique of acting can be taught, but the spirit that is to give life to lifeless forms must be… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
In government they learned their lesson. They don't trust artists anymore. Now the money has to go through arts organizations. But, yeah,… — Glenn Ligon Copy Share Image
But I just love that music scene so much, and I enjoy really being around those artists and watching them even more… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
“Adam'e arm reaching towards God. When I first stood in the Sistine Chapel I wondered if Michelangelo was aware of his blasphemy.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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