Art Quote by Arthur Erickson

When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or…

— Alexander Calder

The responsibility of the artist consists in perfecting his work so that it may become attractively disinteresting.

— John Cage

It seems to me it's a painter's duty to try to put an idea into his work.

— Vincent Van Gogh

“You are right to demand that an author be conscious of what he is doing, but you are confusing two concepts: solving the problem…

— Anton Chekhov

A necessary process for the artist is one which begins with a point of view, a reaction to the environment, to people, to whatever…

— Jacques Lipchitz

You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and…

— Anton Chekhov

The artist must paint as he would speak. I don’t want people to speculate what I mean, I want them to understand.

— David Alfaro Siqueiros

Some small part of what the artist does is for approval of others.

— Terence Trent D'Arby

The artist is justified by his art.

— Lewis Foreman Day

I think so much of art is unconscious anyway, the artist doesn't know the real reason they're doing it. They're just kind of going…

— Eric Drooker

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

— Jodie Foster

The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

— Talib Kweli