Abstraction Quote by Jeffrey Deitch

There's been this steady metamorphosis from just surviving to being a craftsman and, ultimately, the hope is to be an artist in what you…

— R.A. Dickey

I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I…

— Angela Cartwright

A lot of artists are involved with fabrication. Artists today are making more objects and many of them need the participation of a dealer…

— Larry Gagosian

All that is happening in art is part of a process of exploration and discovery. I hope to live for a few more years…

— Joseph Plaskett

I think of me being a painter eventually.

— Syd Barrett

I started thinking what could happen with my art and I realized that the biggest thing that could is that it winds up in…

— Patti Smith

I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]

— Irving Stone

I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open…

— Lady Gaga

I should like to paint like an man who has never seen a painting, but this man -myself - lives in a museum.

— Philip Guston

I certainly see myself more as a craftsman than as an artist.

— Orhan Pamuk

What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.

— Bruce Nauman

I'm fully aware had I stayed with my art, I would be well known, respected and most likely rich.

— Betty Dodson