“In art, either as creators or participators, we are helped to remember some of the glorious things we have forgotten, and some… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
A painter may be an abandoned mimic; at school he copies his teachers, which is only right, but he copies in turn… — Walter J. Phillips Copy Share Image
I can't say if I have influenced anything really, maybe a few artists but at the end of the day we are… — Mick Harris Copy Share Image
I love Rob Zombie. Rob's just a dude, you know? He's an artist, but he's a regular guy, down to earth. And… — William Forsythe Copy Share Image
In a sense, I feel like the job of the artist at all times is essentially the same, which is simply to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
As a journalist, I never critiqued anyone. I never review books. I've never felt qualified as a musician to say whether someone… — James McBride Copy Share Image
Think of the aged and bed-ridden Matisse cutting out strips of coloured paper, much as a child might, and investing them with… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
My taste comes from when I was 12 years old and saw Genesis or Laurie Anderson or some performance artist who had… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
“The tea-masters held that real appreciation of art is only possible to those who make of it a living influence. Thus they… — Kakuzō Okakura Copy Share Image
“Now I really feel like a canvas. They will paint me, as Ani says. Like an artist with a brush. Turning something… — Katherine Lindsay Stoops Copy Share Image
A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a… — John Berger Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to collaborate with Shawn Mendes, he's an amazing artist, but the thing with Shawn is that I won't collaborate...… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
Whatever an artist's personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he… — Willem de Kooning Copy Share Image
An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt… — Fernando Botero Copy Share Image
The death of every art form seems imminent at least once in every century; but while the very funeral arrangements go forward,… — Reynolds Price Copy Share Image
When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?' I've been… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
“The artist has been kind to me,” she said softly, not looking at him. “The artist drew what he saw. What he… — Tamera Alexander Copy Share Image
The good qualities in our soul are most successfully and forcefully awakened by the power of art. Just as science is the… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
Every artist - even if they do Superman, they do Batman, and things like that - they are speaking about his life.… — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
“Jo examined the work of art nearest her, idly wondering what fortuitous concatenation of circumstances needed the melodramatic illustration of an Indian… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Sculptors are obliged to follow the manners of the painters, and to make many ample folds, which are unsufferable hardness, and more… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
That's what I paint, I paint people. They're portraits, but you won't always be pleased with the way you look in my… — Jemima Kirke Copy Share Image
“Art builds upon art, builds upon art...nothing is purely original. We're all inspired by something...or someone. It's a never-ending chain of ideas...and… — Shannon Taylor Hodnett Copy Share Image
I suppose the good artists, the righteous artists, somehow manage to be exuberant, and the embarrassed artist has this idea that everybody… — John Currin Copy Share Image
I felt so nourished by the process of making [Moana], of you're always engaged with other artists from different disciplines, and it's… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I frequently lock myself in my studio. I do not often see the people I love, and in the end I shall… — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
You don't necessarily pick the singles that you want when you're making a record, but for the most part it's the same… — Wale Copy Share Image
This book blew me away. Kelly Parra writes with the keen eye of an artist. Graffiti Girl is warm, gutsy, and true-to-life… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an artist and did enameling. She had a little apartment, and in her tiny little kitchen, she had a… — Jennifer Meyer Copy Share Image
“Look at walls splashed with a number of stains, or stones of various mixed colours. If you have to invent some scene,… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Painting is just a hobby. I really don't think of it much more than that. But writing music and writing words... my… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is,… — James Whistler Copy Share Image
My belief is that it is most important for an artist to develop an approach and philosophy about life - if he… — Jacob Lawrence Copy Share Image
...it was the arts, those noble expressions of the human spirit that are communicated through literature, dance, song, film, drama, painting and… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Life is very complicated. I look to collaborate with artistic people and to go into an endeavor without judgment and to hopefully… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
I come from a generation where you put the art out and had the luxury to sit back and watch the world… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time. Some artists never see their work in front of an audience, so… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
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