--- title: "4 Ryan McGinness Quotes - Famous Painter" description: "American artist (born 1972)... | Ryan Joseph McGinness is an American artist, living and working in Manhattan, New York. Known for his original extensiv..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/ryan-mcginness-68013_drawing_there-s-a-whole-range-of-sources-of-insp_254828.jpg" --- # Ryan McGinness (1972) Painter **4** quotes in **64** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ryan McGinness is a painter. ## Quick Facts About Ryan McGinness Born January 1, 1972 Profession Painter ## About Ryan McGinness American artist (born 1972)... \| Ryan Joseph McGinness is an American artist, living and working in Manhattan, New York. Known for his original extensive vocabulary of graphic drawings which use the visual language of public signage, corporate logos, and contemporary iconography, McGinness creates paintings, sculptures, and environ ## Quotes by Ryan McGinness > [There's a whole range of sources of inspiration for the drawings and stories. They come from dreams, hallucinations, pop songs, or other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginness/there-s-a-whole-range-of-sources-of-inspiration-for-the-drawings-and/) [Ryan McGinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginness/) [Drawing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drawing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/ryan-mcginness-68013_drawing_there-s-a-whole-range-of-sources-of-insp_254828.jpg) > [I love drawing, whether it's considered work or not, but I'm always drawing, and that's the core of the work. Everything comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginness/i-love-drawing-whether-it-s-considered-work-or-not-but-i-m-always/) [Ryan McGinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginness/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/ryan-mcginness-68013_core_i-love-drawing-whether-it-s-considered-w_1840923.jpg) > [I don't take so-called "vacations" often. In fact vacations are more stressful than the lives my wife and I worked hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginness/i-don-t-take-so-called-vacations-often-in-fact-vacations-are-more/) [Ryan McGinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginness/) [Absurd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absurd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/ryan-mcginness-68013_absurd_i-don-t-take-so-called-vacations-often-i_2086600.jpg) > [ My reason \[for making my own paint\] is to force a real-time experience of the work. Most work today is experienced by… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginness/my-reason-for-making-my-own-paint-is-to-force-a-real-time-experience/) [Ryan McGinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginness/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/ryan-mcginness-68013_artist_my-reason-for-making-my-own-paint-is-to_2618362.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginness/#itemlist", "name": "Ryan McGinness Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a whole range of sources of inspiration for the drawings and stories. 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