Art Quote by Dominic Smith

“It often seems to me that art conceals the artist far more completely than it ever reveals him.”

— Oscar Wilde

“And mostly I believe the artists further the systematic murder of the real”

— Dennis Lee

“The artist must manage to make posterity believe that he never existed.”

— Gustave Flaubert

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

“All great artists are doubters.”

— William Boyd

“Well, nothing helps an artist’s career more than a little death and obscurity, I always say.”

— Dan Simmons

“If you are a real artist, you give your whole being to your art. Anything short of that, then you are not an artist.”

— John Fowles

“The soul of an artist is a tortured one, forever capturing their version of reality.”

— Belinda Taylor

“An artist does things naturally, without effort. Some power guides his hand. A forger struggles, and if he succeeds, it is a genuine achievement.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“The art does not always mimic the artist. You never know the real person until you slide beneath their surface”

— Lisa Renee Jones

“After all, what is art if not a true image and a criterion for the perfection of the human soul?”

— Dörthe Binkert

“And in uttering that Excellently executed truth You become an artist too”

— Maddy Kobar