Art Quote by Agnes Martin

I want to emphasize the fact that we all have the same experience and the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what…

— Agnes Martin

Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.

— Robert Henri

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.

— David Hockney

The artist yields often to the stimuli of materials that will transmit his spirit.

— Odilon Redon

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

— Rebecca West

The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

— Pablo Picasso

The less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.

— Asher Brown Durand

“He believed that any work an artist puts forth which contains the truth as he or she sees it is worthy of consideration,”

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.

— Joni Mitchell

An artist should use freely whatever materials he pleases.

— Shozaburo Watanabe

“This highest kind of truth is never something the artist takes as given. It's not his point of departure but his goal. Though the…

— John Gardner

The artist is justified by his art.

— Lewis Foreman Day