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title: "9 Job Artists Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [To me, it's our job as artists. You must bring joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/to-me-it-s-our-job-as-artists-you-must-bring-joy/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/bobby-mcferrin-12039_art_to-me-it-s-our-job-as-artists-you-must-b_2372358.png)

> [“The crucial job of artists is to find a way to release materials into the animated middle ground between subjects, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-lauterbach/the-crucial-job-of-artists-is-to-find-a-way-to-release-materials-into/)

[Ann Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-lauterbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cc/ann-lauterbach-219726_art_the-crucial-job-of-artists-is-to-find-a_438838.jpg)

> [I believe that every artist has his or her own vision of the world; our job as artists is to find and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carole-katchen/i-believe-that-every-artist-has-his-or-her-own-vision-of-the-world/)

[Carole Katchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carole-katchen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/carole-katchen-40896_art_i-believe-that-every-artist-has-his-or-h_1092572.jpg)

> [“Our first job as artists, then, is to venture out, away from what we think we know in search of the new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goins/our-first-job-as-artists-then-is-to-venture-out-away-from-what-we/)

[Jeff Goins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/jeff-goins-9892_art_our-first-job-as-artists-then-is-to-vent_1730655.jpg)

> [That's our job as artists is to be honest about what we're feeling. And what we're feeling is not always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharrell-williams/that-s-our-job-as-artists-is-to-be-honest-about-what-we-re-feeling/)

[Pharrell Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pharrell-williams/)

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> [So-called leaders aren't doing anything, so it's become the job of artists like me. We have to get on the front lines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fantastic-negrito/so-called-leaders-aren-t-doing-anything-so-it-s-become-the-job-of/)

[Fantastic Negrito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fantastic-negrito/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/fantastic-negrito-8651_art_so-called-leaders-aren-t-doing-anything_1167481.jpg)

> [Our job as artists, we believe, is not to make changes in society. We don't have the ability to do that. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/our-job-as-artists-we-believe-is-not-to-make-changes-in-society-we/)

[John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/john-kani-7300_art_our-job-as-artists-we-believe-is-not-to_3154384.jpg)

> [It is the job of artists to open doors and invite in prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar; it’s where their work comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/it-is-the-job-of-artists-to-open-doors-and-invite-in-prophesies-the/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/rebecca-solnit-569_arrivals_it-is-the-job-of-artists-to-open-doors-a_1994913.jpg)

> [I think artists are going to express things from an emotional point of view, that's their job, to suggest and interpret, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-james-keenan/i-think-artists-are-going-to-express-things-from-an-emotional-point/)

[Maynard James Keenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-james-keenan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/maynard-james-keenan-3839_art_i-think-artists-are-going-to-express-thi_672312.png)

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