Able Quote by Faith Ringgold

I think that has been a benefit to me because I think most people understand quilts and not a lot of people understand paintings.…

— Faith Ringgold

Painting is a way of thinking visually, so whatever is happening with me at the time gets reflected in the work.

— Ali Banisadr

Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because I think…

— Helen Mirren

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.

— Maya Lin

I wanted to actually make people look at a painting. We don't look at paintings that much. We glance at them.

— Peter Webber

When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it.

— Alberto Giacometti

If it hurt me to have to give up a painting I figured it had to hurt them to write the check. That's how…

— Keariene Muizz

I don't like watching people work if they're making art.

— David Duchovny

Most people respond to my paintings quite generously, but there have been cases where I think people - a few critics in particular -…

— April Gornik

When you are painting you should take a flat mirror and often look at your work within it, and it will then be seen…

— Leonardo da Vinci

When people try questioning my artistry or what it is that I do, it's because it doesn't look like everybody else's art.

— The-Dream

I always feel attacked when I'm asked about my painting.

— Georg Baselitz