Color Quote by Burton Silverman

My Father is a photographer, so it was always around. I was trained in painting, so I learnt a lot of skills about composition,…

— Patricia Piccinini

I received my training at an art academy, so what I produce is art. That's what is artistic about my photographs.

— Thomas Ruff

I come from a painting background, and although my painting is completely different from my performances, there is something about the fundamentals of that…

— Tehching Hsieh

I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures.

— Brian Selznick

I didn't have any real art training, but when I was about twelve nad thirteen, another boy and I went to a sign painter's…

— Rube Goldberg

The purpose of Art Education is to teach you how to draw.

— Igor Babailov

Train yourself: It is not by accident an artist becomes a good painter.

— Sergei Bongart

I'm glad I went through the training because I've met such great mentors and lifelong friends/collaborators along the way. Also, any training (acting, movement,…

— Jade Hassoune

Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my…

— Josef Albers

Painting taught literature to describe.

— Orhan Pamuk

Photography led me to experiment in graphic work and, actually, painting.

— William Klein

My uncle, who's an art teacher, took me under his wing and gave me a really strong foundation in art. I spent summers with…

— Kadir Nelson