--- title: "16 Called Artist Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Called Artist quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Called Artist sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kim-shattuck-11562_art_my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollo_2919387.jpg" --- > [My first guitar was an Ibanez semi-hollowbody, I think it was called the Artist, from the early '80s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-shattuck/my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollowbody-i-think-it-was-called/) [Kim Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-shattuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kim-shattuck-11562_art_my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollo_2919387.jpg) > [But an artist, he realized. Or rather so-called artist. Bohemian. That's closer to it. The artistic life without the talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/but-an-artist-he-realized-or-rather-so-called-artist-bohemian-that-s/) [Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/philip-k-dick-502_art_but-an-artist-he-realized-or-rather-so-c_2890227.jpg) > [When I started I would have called myself an artist but the discipline I chose in art was music and text.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blixa-bargeld/when-i-started-i-would-have-called-myself-an-artist-but-the/) [Blixa Bargeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blixa-bargeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/blixa-bargeld-54305_art_when-i-started-i-would-have-called-mysel_3195021.jpg) > [Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fadell/every-team-member-who-brings-intelligence-experience-and-passion-to/) [Tony Fadell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fadell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/tony-fadell-11652_art_every-team-member-who-brings-intelligenc_1422033.png) > [The artist must reckon with his own character flaws, which do not disappear just because he has been called to be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-maisel/the-artist-must-reckon-with-his-own-character-flaws-which-do-not/) [Eric Maisel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-maisel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/eric-maisel-3062_art_the-artist-must-reckon-with-his-own-char_1621364.png) > [I never wanted to be called an artist. I wanted to be called a photographer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-avedon/i-never-wanted-to-be-called-an-artist-i-wanted-to-be-called-a/) [Richard Avedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-avedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/richard-avedon-10149_art_i-never-wanted-to-be-called-an-artist-i_2124505.jpg) > [The labor of the alchemists, who were called artist in their day, is a befitting comparison for a deliberate change of style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-butler-yeats/the-labor-of-the-alchemists-who-were-called-artist-in-their-day-is-a/) [William Butler Yeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-butler-yeats/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/william-butler-yeats-350_alchemist_the-labor-of-the-alchemists-who-were-cal_2210683.png) > [“When a mad man found some certain way to express his insanity in original way, he would get promoted to be called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroko-sakai/when-a-mad-man-found-some-certain-way-to-express-his-insanity-in/) [Hiroko Sakai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroko-sakai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/hiroko-sakai-16531_art_when-a-mad-man-found-some-certain-way-to_1963195.png) > [Early in school, they called me 'the artist.' When teachers wanted things painted, they called upon me, they called upon 'the artist.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-berliawsky-nevelson/early-in-school-they-called-me-the-artist-when-teachers-wanted-things/) [Louise Berliawsky Nevelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-berliawsky-nevelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/louise-berliawsky-nevelson-110_animal_early-in-school-they-called-me-the-artis_395775.jpg) > [The greatest compliment I ever got was when people called me an artist, and I understand that solo aspect of being an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcenroe/the-greatest-compliment-i-ever-got-was-when-people-called-me-an/) [John McEnroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcenroe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/john-mcenroe-11362_art_the-greatest-compliment-i-ever-got-was-w_372834.jpg) > [I've been very fortunateit's just been an amazing piece of luck. I haven't had to suffer for my art but I've suffered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-ve-been-very-fortunateit-s-just-been-an-amazing-piece-of-luck-i/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/christopher-plummer-12045_art_i-ve-been-very-fortunateit-s-just-been-a_102985.jpg) > [I’ve never wanted to be called an artist. The term itself seems old-fashioned. It’s a term that does not relate to modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miuccia-prada/i-ve-never-wanted-to-be-called-an-artist-the-term-itself-seems-old/) [Miuccia Prada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miuccia-prada/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/miuccia-prada-4179_accessibility_i-ve-never-wanted-to-be-called-an-artist_1934555.jpg) > [“It’s called ”being an artist” for a reason; it’s something YOU ARE. It’s how you live. It’s WHO you are. How you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-eriksson/it-s-called-being-an-artist-for-a-reason-it-s-something-you-are-it-s/) [Charlotte Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-eriksson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/charlotte-eriksson-3235_art_it-s-called-being-an-artist-for-a-reason_3017636.jpg) > [Unless I am both capable of and willing to reopen the wound every time I write a song, if I choose to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/unless-i-am-both-capable-of-and-willing-to-reopen-the-wound-every/) [Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/lady-gaga-359_art_unless-i-am-both-capable-of-and-willing_2698728.jpg) > [Go into yourself and test the deeps in which your life takes rise; at its source you will find the answer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/go-into-yourself-and-test-the-deeps-in-which-your-life-takes-rise-at/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/anonymous-1_accepting_go-into-yourself-and-test-the-deeps-in-w_3144180.jpg) > [But the great artists like Michelangelo and Blake and Tolstoi--like Christ whom Blake called an artist because he had one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-ueland/but-the-great-artists-like-michelangelo-and-blake-and-tolstoi-like/) [Brenda Ueland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-ueland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/brenda-ueland-3836_add_but-the-great-artists-like-michelangelo_1397935.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/called-artist/#itemlist", "name": "Called Artist Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My first guitar was an Ibanez semi-hollowbody, I think it was called the Artist, from the early '80s.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kim Shattuck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-shattuck/my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollowbody-i-think-it-was-called/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kim-shattuck-11562_art_my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollo_2919387.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kim-shattuck-11562_art_my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollo_2919387.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kim-shattuck-11562_art_my-first-guitar-was-an-ibanez-semi-hollo_2919387.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My first guitar was an Ibanez semi-hollowbody, I think it was called the Artist, from the early '80s.” — Kim Shattuck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But an artist, he realized. 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