Art Quote by Hector Berlioz

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy…

— Andy Goldsworthy

An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.

— Artie Shaw

I don't see many artists who are not trying to bring their work to the public - -to the contrary I see artists nearly…

— Sally Mann

I think it's what any artist would want: to feel like their work can be taken in on a level of experience beyond the…

— David Salle

The artist must operate on the assumption that the public consists in the highest order of individual; that he is civilized, cultured, and highly…

— Ben Shahn

Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.

— Nhat Hanh

The artists ultimately respond to the public.

— Kehinde Wiley

The only way artists can do things is to do it for themselves. Trying to second guess what the public wants or likes is…

— David Gilmour

It is not the job of artists to give the audience what the audience want. If the audience knew what they needed, then they…

— Alan Moore

The job of any artiste is to open the eyes of the public to their surroundings and make them aware of it.

— Vikramaditya Motwane

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.

— Serj Tankian

The public needs art - and it is the responsibility of a 'self-proclaimed artist' to realize that the public needs art, and not to…

— Keith Haring