Art Quote by David Maisel

When I think of the Harlem Renaissance, I think of bright colors, and bold, dynamic art. African American artists of the period were, in…

— Nikki Grimes

Being a kid with black skin in South Central Los Angeles, in a part of the world where opportunity didn't necessarily knock every day,…

— Kehinde Wiley

I was constantly drawing and colouring. I had an immense love for art and anything which involved art fascinated me.

— St. Lucia

It's basically the story of my life. Trying to paint the prettiest picture I can with the colors I have.

— Caleb Plant

I studied fine arts, and color and composition was always my thing, but I've never been too wild with my fashion.

— Ed Skrein

My work, in a certain way, got started in 1996 when I did an exhibition of thirteen paintings that were solely based on fashion imagery.

— Richard Phillips

I didn't think of being an artist until after I went away to boarding school. There were other things to be interested in. And…

— Elizabeth Neel

Black-and-white photography, which I was doing in the very early days, was essentially called art photography and usually consisted of landscapes by people like…

— William Eggleston

Many people see my early work simply as portraits of black and brown people. Really, it's an investigation of how we see those people…

— Kehinde Wiley

At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

— Miranda Lambert

At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the…

— Jasper Johns

I think I was drawn to black culture by the same things that have been drawing the entire world to it since the days…

— Thomas Chatterton Williams