Art Quote by Shepard Fairey

The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where…

— Shepard Fairey

I don't particularly look at other artists when I'm working. But references do come into my work intuitively.

— Cornelia Parker

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

— Conor Oberst

I can be an artist a posteriori, not a priori. If my pictures tell the story, our story, human story, then in a hundred…

— Sebastiao Salgado

The key to good art is to make something that means something to you.

— John Morrison

Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work.

— Dianne Reeves

I find really good art on Tumblr, and I use it for a lot of references.

— Sophie Thatcher

As an artist, you tend to identify your sphere of influence and try to employ that as best you can to hopefully be useful.

— Anohni

I've always believed that as an artist, as a writer, you need a lot of contact with other people to make your art good.

— N. K. Jemisin

I'm glad to say I'm experiencing more of a conversation in my artistic workforce world than I ever have before. But it's a job,…

— Jessie Mueller

Art is a reflection of everything that impacts your life.

— Kiki Smith

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think

— Nick Cannon