Art Quote by William Blake

“To achieve works of meaning, a writer (or any artist) must cut into himself and leave his soul on the canvas, exposed for anyone…

— Mardra Sikora

“Sir Joshua Reynolds, said Jonathan, "once alluded to 'common observation and a plain understanding' as the source of all art.”

— Charles Williams

“I am an artist. And An artist is simply a man who is pulled along by a river: on one side sanity lies, and…

— Félix J. Palma

“No genuine artist views himself as superior in essence to others.”

— Laurence G. Boldt

“Art was a union of the father and mother worlds, of mind and blood. It might start in utter sensuality and lead to total…

— Hermann Hesse

“A true great artist at heart never ceases to create, continuously amazes and keeps sharing his gift despite barriers, judgement, fears and dreaded myths.…

— Elizabeth E. Castillo

“An artist does things naturally, without effort. Some power guides his hand. A forger struggles, and if he succeeds, it is a genuine achievement.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“I cannot explain, nor must an artist defend his work or elucidate in such a way the reeling audience can fathom, brutes that they…

— Laird Barron

“Now I believe that true lasting change and sustainability--cultural or otherwise--must rely on something more ancient and universal: art--any form that evokes the archetypal…

— Amy Irvine

“A true artist willingly removes their heart, allows constructive criticism to stomp it, then puts it back--bruised and aching--to continue improving due to the…

— H.G. Mewis

“An artist is a bloke who can hold two fundamentally opposing views and still function:”

— John le Carré

“Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them…

— Rainer Maria Rilke