"Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush." — Arshile Gorky

"Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush."

— Arshile Gorky

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16 Quotes by Arshile Gorky

Arshile Gorky has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I communicate my innermost perceptions through art.
Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.
Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot physically see with his eyes... Abstract art enables the…
We are part of the world creation, and we ourselves create nothing. Our knowledge allows us to make use of…
The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.
I do not paint in front of but from within nature.
Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.
The stuff of thought is the seed of the artist. Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush. As the…
The secret is to throw yourself into the water of life again and again, not to hang back, no reservations,…
When something is finished, that means it's dead, doesn't it? I believe in everlastingness. I never finish a painting -…
If Picasso drips, I drip... For a long while I was with Cezanne, and now I am with Picasso.
I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.

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Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor… — Chinua Achebe
Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — Wystan Hugh Auden
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an… — Norman Ralph Augustine
Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did. — Sebastian Bach
I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political… — Kevin Bacon
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. — Francis Bacon
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. — Lord Acton
I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I… — Erykah Badu
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint… — Erykah Badu

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