Art Quote by James Elkins

Every artist I suppose has a sense of what they think has been the importance of their work. But to ask them to define…

— Paul Strand

Artists are those people who sit at the intersection between the known and unknown, the rational and irrational, coming to terms with some of…

— Kehinde Wiley

As an artist, where do you conjure these concepts? They come through you instead of through cognitive thought.

— Nick Littlemore

Artists, whatever their medium, make selections from the abounding materials of life, and organize these selections into works that are under the control of…

— Jane Jacobs

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

— Alexander Calder

The idea is that what an artist lives through should broaden his notion of what it is possible for a human being to live…

— George Saunders

I think an artist has the potential to investigate both form and content within one activity, to show that there can be coherence between…

— Olafur Eliasson

When one is an artist, what else can he be?

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life...

— Robert Henri

Any artist that's involved in their work is inevitably going to have a focus in what they do.

— Jock Sturges

An artist or a creative person of any kind goes about their work because it's their path, it's what excites them, it's what aligns…

— Wayne Dyer

I think the artistry is in having an insight into what one sees around them. Generally putting things together in a way no one…

— Steve Jobs