Art Quote by Kenneth Coutts-Smith

A great artist has a unique vision...obsession. They are someone willing to fail flamboyantly.

— Jerry Saltz

Being an artist is this kind of occupation in which you have to make people care about your obsession.

— Bruce Springsteen

. . . All artists’ work is autobiographical. Any writer’s work is a map of their psyche. You can really see what their concerns…

— Kim Addonizio

An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions...

— Andres Serrano

Being an artist is not a choice; it is an obsession. . .

— Rick Sutter

Just as our taste in lovers is far more revealing than our choice of friends, the object of an artist's obsession can open up…

— Vince Aletti

Obsession is beautiful. It's what makes art.

— Joss Whedon

An artist without obsession isn't worth a damn!

— Michael Ventura

The element of obsession is terribly important for an artist.

— Michael Ventura

Artists are most themselves when they are out of their minds, transcending the ego skirmishes of conceptual thought, and intuitively relinquishing control to the…

— Alex Grey

I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them work. Their…

— Dasha Zhukova

One could say that artists are people who think naturally in highly patterned ways.

— Helen Vendler