Art Quote by Robert Greene

Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same…

— Anonymous

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this…

— Pope John Paul II

The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us.…

— Henri Matisse

To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as a sculptor…

— Cass McCombs

Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with…

— Philip Guston

Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and skilled…

— Freeman Patterson

Early on, you don't have the luxury of a lot of choices. Sometimes you're forced to do things that will advance your career and…

— Rachel Brosnahan

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay he seeks to reshape it into a figure; yet…

— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“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

“To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gift -absolute gifts- which have not been acquired by one's effort. And, moreover, to…

— Kate Chopin

There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt…

— Paul LePaul