Abstract Quote by Henry Flynt

A lot of the artists that people equate my work to, I didn't find out about until after graduate school.

— Amy Sherald

I've been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and…

— Jay Sean

I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn…

— John Coltrane

I don't know if I know anyone, with the exception of the early inventors of rock music [who wasn't influenced by something].

— Bruce Springsteen

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.

— Brian Eno

I grew up with artists.

— Jason Momoa

The artists I listened to in high school had a huge impact on my artistry today.

— Benson Boone

I do not like to be thought of as avant-garde or some kind of didactic artist.

— Lucinda Childs

My influences were from Europe from between 1900 and 1945. My favorite artists were Egon Schiele or Edvard Munch. I wasn't interested in contemporary…

— Tracey Emin

Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working…

— Kenneth Noland

I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do…

— Jeff Koons

When I was at the Group for Musical Research, with this idea of discovering electronic music, I quickly realized that that it was a…

— Jean-Michel Jarre