Geometric Quote by Warren MacKenzie

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.

— John Dyer

I had to find a way to paint abstractly, which is what I wanted to do. I couldn't forget Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich…

— Frank Stella

When I was growing up, all the art that touched me was lens-generated, like Gerhard Richter, or Polke, Rauschenberg, Warhol.

— Wolfgang Tillmans

My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however…

— Julian Schnabel

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

— Judy Chicago

I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age.

— P. J. Harvey

As far as visual artists, I find inspiration in Henri Rousseau, who painted amazing, dream-like junglescapes without ever leaving France, and who sort of…

— Christopher Moore

I studied shades, textures by painting after the Old Masters, the classical European paintings, as part of my educational process.

— Kehinde Wiley

My art teacher was really encouraging me, because he really liked that I could draw. I felt very torn. At that time, I had…

— Maria Cornejo

At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

— Miranda Lambert

I am a big fan of the Impressionists, and in my school days, I was inspired by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Rembrandt.

— Ronnie Wood

The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained…

— LeRoy Neiman