Art Quote by Jandy Nelson

I really wasn't about to get a Ph.D. in art history, you know, which you'd absolutely needed. And that was not something I wanted.…

— Robert Barry

How did I come to be an artist ? Endless curiosity, observation, research - and a great amount of joy in the thing

— George Grosz

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

— Judy Chicago

There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - ,…

— Christopher Bollen

Experience maketh an artist, not books or academics.

— Joy Mathew

Growing up I was very into art. In high school I was into the surrealists and impressionists, and I loved Klimt. In '91 or…

— Chloe Sevigny

As a working-class girl, receiving free school dinners, I studied art history. Having never had the chance to visit art galleries, I devoured the…

— Cornelia Parker

I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting…

— Sam Taylor-Johnson

I studied art just short of the level where you can earn a degree.

— PJ Harvey

I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

— Claire Bloom

I had no idea what art was. There was one art class in high school, but it didn't make a big impression on me.…

— Claes Oldenburg

What experience has shown me is that it takes your life to become an artist.

— Eric Fischl