Art Quote by Martha Graham

No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

— Martha Graham

An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

— Edgard Varese

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

— Anonymous

“It is an artist's duty to reflect the times.”

— Nina Simone

A great artist is always before his time or behind it.

— George Edward Moore

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

— Ivan Fernandez

“Time and death: It's the ultimate vision of an artist at the end of everything. It's just what's there. It was not something I…

— Don DeLillo

“Every artist thus keeps within himself a single source which nourishes during his lifetime what he is and what he says.”

— Albert Camus

An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.

— Orson Welles

“I’m an artist. I’m a cave painter. Archaeologists and art critics of the future are going to call me a genius. They’re going to…

— Jarod Kintz

“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

“There is always a mysterious conflict in every artist; if life treats him roughly he longs for peace and calm, but if he comes…

— Stefan Zweig