Art Quote by James Elkins

I believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a…

— Edward Hopper

It is now an accepted fact that the expression of emotion through painting... is a source of deep psychological satisfaction... It is a system…

— Mervyn Levy

So long as painting deals with objective nature, it is an impure art, for recognizability precludes the highest aesthetic emotion. All painting, ancient or…

— Lawren Harris

Painting should educate and enrich. Modern painting merely offers a split-second emotion: You see it, you have an instant reaction and move on. Instead,…

— Igor Babailov

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed…

— Jackson Pollock

Artists tend to be people of strong character and opinion. Often they are dismissed in our culture if they don't fit a certain mainstream…

— Robert Greenwald

Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and stimulate uncomfortable emotions.

— Shepard Fairey

I don't consider myself as a great painter; I just feel that art is about expressing your emotions and expressing your feelings, and music…

— Victoria Azarenka

Art is always, even at its most repulsive, an impassioned cry of love.

— Laurence Overmire

Painting is profoundly emotional. When I finish a painting, I'm usually extremely sad.

— Sean Scully

Art is an emotional experience

— Tony Curtis

Through the history of art we can see through the emotional life, and sometimes the financial security of some of the artists, some transformation.…

— Arman