Art Quote by Thomas S. Buechner

It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.

— Lucian Freud

Therein lies the social significance of art: It is constantly at work educating the spirit of the age, conjuring up the forms in which…

— Carl Jung

It is now an accepted fact that the expression of emotion through painting... is a source of deep psychological satisfaction... It is a system…

— Mervyn Levy

“It always surprises me when people assume that something an artist has created is based on a true experience or reflects his or her…

— Michael Jackson

“An artist is a man who digests his own subjective impressions and knows how to find a general objective meaning in them, and how…

— Maxim Gorky

I believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a…

— Edward Hopper

“A painter must never be satisfied with what he sees—painting reality means surrendering to it,”

— Saša Stanišić

Why was the painting made? What ideas of the artist can we sense? Can the personality and sensitivity of the artist be felt when…

— Gerald Brommer

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist... faithful to his personal vision of reality,…

— John F. Kennedy

Art is an infusion of inner feelings and thoughts executed in an original style that defines the artist.

— Jean Norvy

To engage with art, we have to be willing to be wrong, venture outside our psychic comfort zones, suspend disbelief, and remember that art…

— Jerry Saltz

The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which…

— Paul Cezanne