I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record. — Christopher Cross Copy Share Image
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately. — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I don't think you make a choice to be an artist. There was no decision for me. I've been expressing myself this… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
“An artist brings words to life through images, while an author creates living images using words.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“No, ma’am,” Picasso said. “It took me over sixty years to draw this.” He stuffed the napkin in his pocket and walked… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
How vain is painting, which is admired for reproducing the likeness of things whose originals are not admired. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
I thought I might have to give up art, but I couldn't think of anything else to do. — Bruce Nauman Copy Share Image
I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way. — Thelma Golden Copy Share Image
In my work I've never done preliminary drawing, because it's sometimes difficult to repeat something or to continue when the urgency's gone. — Deanna Petherbridge Copy Share Image
The question isn't whether or not to censor artists who espouse misogynistic views. The question is whether or not we support them… — Dessa Darling Copy Share Image
When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest… — Edouard Manet Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of exec that's artist-friendly, because I give them the whole play. I let them be involved with their careers… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image
Creative expression is not just a means of getting attention, although some have approached art that way. Think of art as a… — Nita Leland Copy Share Image
You're always taught that the world is so competitive. You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful and… — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that… — David Lehman Copy Share Image
Do not turn the superior eye of critical passivity upon these efforts … We must not be ambitious. We cannot aspire to… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics. — Victor Pinchuk Copy Share Image
“For art is about desire, is it not, and never its consummation?” — A. Manette Ansay Copy Share Image
An amateur may not be an artist, though an artist should be an amateur. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
