Absurdity Quote by David Lynch

“Right here people might bring up Vincent van Gogh as an example of a painter who did great work in spite of—or because of—his…

— David Lynch

Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.

— Naomi Watts

The significant element that is common to Rivera, Siqueros, Picasso, Pollock, Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo is the expression of pain.

— Billy Cannon

I suppose I do believe that the greatest art consoles a wound that it creates, that art can give you the capacity to endure…

— Christian Wiman

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

— Liz Phair

Vincent van Gogh was sane when he painted that piece of art, because when you you feel the mania and depression, you have all…

— Paul Dalio

I once heard some idiot on the radio saying that all great art has suffering as its dominant theme, and that the greatest artists…

— Bart Yates

Pain was a fascinating horror

— Aldous Huxley

Eventaully you can see that your pain was part of a much larger picture that God was carefully painting.

— James MacDonald

“To Vincent, his art was a record of his life more true, more revealing (“how deep—how infinitely deep”) even than the storm of letters…

— Steven Naifeh

What I mean is sometimes, for an artist, chronic pain can be a gift.

— Chuck Palahniuk

All the best parts of art come from pain turned to celebration.

— Natalia Kills