Art Quote by Albert Pinkham Ryder Download Open image “The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it.” — Albert Pinkham Ryder ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Art Artist Expression Philosophy of Mind Should Storm clouds Strive Surface
Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the… — Alfred Sisley Copy Share Image
“An artist is a man who digests his own subjective impressions and knows how to find a general objective meaning in them, and how… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he has to make others see. — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
“Painters must want to paint above all else. If the artist in front of the canvas begins to wonder how much he will sell… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to whom one… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
To express himself well, the artist should be hidden. The trouble is that if an artist knows he has genius, he's done for. The… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir Copy Share Image
The artist's interest cannot be restricted to a single field; he must seek the highest perception of everything, of the whole and its details. — Asger Jorn Copy Share Image
Basically, an artist should be a mirror, or a reflection of society or his or her environment. What you see is what you can… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal but rather the adapting of form to its inner… — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
The artist should fear to become the slave of detail. He should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it. What… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
A rain-tight roof, frugal living, a box of colors, and God's sunlight through clear windows keep the soul attuned and the body vigorous for… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The new is not revealed to those whose eyse are fastened in worship upon the old. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
Modern art must strike out from the old. The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old…Have… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
Who hath seen the Phantom Ship, Her lordly rise and lowly dip, Careering o'er the lonesome main, No port shall know her keel again...… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein? — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.” — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists… — Justina Chen Headley Copy Share Image
“There are two options in art; either to adopt philosophical life by dissecting art, or to write your own philosophical life and claim it… — Taf Teh Copy Share Image
The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. — Adolf Loos Copy Share Image
During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
In literature and art memory is a synonym for invention. It is the life-blood of imagination, which faints and dies when the veins are… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image