Art Quote by Quentin Crisp

“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

“In many ways an artistic nature unfits a man for a practical existence.”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“I have no sympathy with the belief that art is the restricted province of those who paint, sculpt, make music and verse. I hope…

— Robert Henri

“Any artist who fails to engage with society and the vulnerability of the individual in a cruel existence should not style him-or herself an…

— Lena Andersson

“An artist is someone who makes art;only artist can create a work of art.”

— ASAID

“You can never be an artist if your work comes without effort”

— Amy Tan

“An artist can do whatever the artist want. The work they do will not always be appreciated by all, but still it's their work…

— Atle Jarnæs Lerøy

“The representative element in a work of art may or may not be harmful; always it is irrelevant. For, to appreciate a work of…

— Clive Bell

“The true artist has no pride. He sees unfortunately that art has no limits; he has a vague awareness of how far he is…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

“Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom…

— Oscar Wilde

“In a world where nearly everything that passes for art is tinny and commercial and often, in addition, hollow and academic, I argue--by reason…

— John Champlin Gardner Jr