Art Quote by Henry Mille

An artist must struggle to accept the shape of this universe - and achieve some important successes...

— Eric Maisel

The artist does not really create; he discovers.

— Lyman Abbott

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else.

— John Updike

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not…

— Henry Miller

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of thereformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker…

— Anonymous

What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of…

— Anselm Kiefer

The artist seeks contact with his intuitive sense of the gods, but in order to create his work, he cannot stay in this seductive…

— Patti Smith

“Our interpreting the universe as an artifact absolutely requires that we posit an author for it, or a celestial fimmaker, dramatist, painter, sculptor, composer,…

— Annie Dillard

In fact, whatever exists in the universe, in essence, in appearance, in the imagination, the painter has first in his mind and then in…

— Leonardo da Vinci

The basis of art is change in the universe.

— Anonymous

The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas.

— Georges Rouault