Artistic Quotes

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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
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
My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do that if I'm… — Javier Bardem
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher
My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did. — Jack Black
The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does. — William Blake
Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is a… — Andrea Bocelli
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people… — Andrea Bocelli
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do. — Elizabeth Bowen
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating… — Constantin Brancusi
I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we… — William S. Burroughs
Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child. — Tim Burton
PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows. — David Byrne
The only way you can continue to make artistic films is to make an occasional one of those. They kind of keep your marketability going… — Gabriel Byrne
To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect. — Alexander Calder
My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way. — Robert Carlyle

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