Art Quote by Rokia Traore

In general, in painting sometimes people like Picasso or somebody are not very well known in the beginning, sometimes they become well known just…

— Rokia Traore

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.

— Bob Ross

People who die in an untimely way who are artists, somehow that validates their art, we feel. Why culturally we feel that, I don't…

— Kevin Macdonald

When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about placing a…

— Yasumasa Morimura

In general, you have great artists who have died far too early and who have left great cultural impact. If you look at people…

— Simon de Pury

When artists die early, they become idols even more.

— Agnes Varda

The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive…

— Yasumasa Morimura

A true artist could and should create till the day they die. You don't ever fail as an artist until you quit being an…

— Christian Keiber

My mother used to say that when I told her that I wanted to be an artist, her famous line was, 'The only artists…

— Glenn Ligon

Many incredible artists die before they were famous.

— Yoko Ono

When an artist becomes complacent, he dies.

— Nate Parker

Professionally, what comes first is representing the artist.Whether they're alive or dead.

— Larry Gagosian