Annoying Quote by Brett Weston

“All things considered, I’ve learned more from talking to painters than talking to writers. Not that painters are smarter than writers, such is seldom…

— Tom Robbins

Sometimes I think I shouldn't explain much about my work because people will just feel what they feel when they see it. They'll love…

— Jose Parla

Honestly, if anyone reads my work, they're doing me a favor, so they get to use whatever words they want to describe it. I…

— Celeste Ng

People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee,…

— Gary Larson

I'm a teacher and a writer; my life is words. When I see the denigration of language, it hurts me, and it's easy to…

— Elie Wiesel

If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.

— A. R. Rahman

Language is a very complicated thing, and that's one of the reasons why I like making photographs.

— Catherine Opie

Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art…

— Maggie Nelson

“Language is not unlike art in that words contain values of lights and darks, hues and tonalities, texture and sensuality. Words can paint complex…

— Elisa Lorello

Talk about painting: there's no point. By conveying a thing through the medium of language, you change it. You construct qualities that can be…

— Gerhard Richter

“The unique pairing of verbal and visual language in the form of picture books has fascinated me forever. Having now written my own text…

— Caroline Magerl

One really can't control or think about the reaction of the audience because you're so steeped in trying to get what you feel is…

— David Nutter