Abstract Quote by Georg Baselitz

I was an abstract expressionist before I had seen any abstract expressionist paintings. I started when I was a kid and continued just doing…

— Dennis Hopper

I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.

— Aaron Huey

I am not an exponent of expressionism. I don't know exactly what that means, but I don't like the sound of it. I dislike…

— Georgia O'Keeffe

In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me.…

— Grace Slick

The abstract expressionists had that thing of, subject matter becomes content, content becomes form. And I always thought there was no room for style.…

— Alex Katz

There are forms of art that I might not like to do myself, but I still have respect for the artists who create it.

— Vanessa Paradis

I think, basically, I'm an abstract artist. I just think that that's not even an issue. I think everything's abstract.

— Julian Schnabel

I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.

— Jenny Holzer

Abstract and conceptual painters face different demons than representational painters, but neither group has a monopoly on either authenticity or originality.

— Steven Whitney

These days people believe they can go into art and make a living. We didn't have that. The abstract expressionists were older, by the…

— Brice Marden

As an artist, you have to express yourself. You just can't stop being an artist.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

Everybody knows that abstract art can be art, and most people know that they may not like it, even if they understand there's another…

— Roy Lichtenstein