Figures Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

A man is an artist only at certain moments, by an effort of will. Objects have the same appearance for everybody.

— Edgar Degas

You must treat a work of art like a great man: stand before it and wait patiently till it deigns to speak.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“Tell me something boss. What do you think is the highest form of art? 'Literature," he answered without hesitation. 'Painters and sculptors require elaborate…

— Tiffany Reisz

“Although a man be not a painter, he may have just opinions of the forms of men.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

The duty of the artist is not to be calculating in any sense, so that he may be free himself of human emotions while…

— Karel Appel

“An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not…

— Chaim Potok

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

Peter used to say that an artist’s job is to make order out of chaos. You collect details, look for a pattern, and organize.…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“With the manipulation of abstract symbols, an artist can send you information without sound, change your feelings and, sometimes, even beliefs. Artists convey the…

— Jonathan Culver

It is the artist's responsibility to be the oracle, to abstract where you are - that is our responsibility - we're not there to…

— Lisa Gerrard

“The actor can learn from the painter about the emotive power of facial expressions. The painter from the designer, about the potential of juxtaposing…

— Frank Chimero

I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator; I have always had men working for me…

— Walt Disney