Come Quote by Alix Smith

My approach to portraiture is conceptual.

— Amy Sherald

I think I'm predominantly known for my portraits. Obviously in my work there are landscape or stilllife elements, but mainly my work is people . . .

— Ari Marcopoulos

I think the term 'conceptual art' is a useful term for writers, a basket to put people in, like Pop Art or Impressionism or…

— John Baldessari

I create my subjects somehow visualizing them in my style. I start as a poet, put the colors and composition down on canvas as…

— Fernando Botero

I like to mix things up and I take inspiration from many different art forms.

— Netta Barzilai

My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of thinking about…

— Viggo Mortensen

I take portraits for people, I like doing that kind of stuff. It's a different way to collaborate and to see other people. I've…

— Jerrika Hinton

By trying many different approaches, you may slowly reach the point where you say more about yourself than about the objects or the landscapes…

— Frank Horvat

I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but Im not a painter.

— Annie Parisse

If it's a likeness, alone, it's not a success. If, through my portraits, you can come to know the subjects more meaningfully, if it…

— Yousuf Karsh

I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me.…

— Paloma Faith

Portraits are about revealing aspects of an individual.

— Kehinde Wiley