84 result(s) for Famous Artist Quotes.
"The painter tries to master color, the sculptor is molded by it."
"Every artist must decide how much of himself he can put into his work."
"The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist’s own spiritual nature."
"The painter makes a world with his brush and the sculptor with his chisel."
"Art is a reflection of the mind, and the mind is a reflection of the heart."
"Art is the representative of the visible world. The invisible world is another thing."
"Art is the journey of a free soul."
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"Art is what you can do. If you can’t do it, it isn’t art."
"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief."
"The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen."
"One can justify a mistake, but one cannot justify doing nothing."
"The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the spirit, is simplicity."
"The best artist has no conception that a marble block does not have beauty."
"The painter tries to master color; the musician tries to master sound; the poet tries to master word; the actor tries to master human behavior."
"Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own."
"The great artist is the simplifier."
"There is no such thing as an artist. There are only people who create art."
"I’m not an artist. I’m a businesswoman."
"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision."
"In every work of art the spirit of the age manifests itself."
"Every artist is a thief."
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"The more I paint, the more I like everything."
"I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them."
"The best artist has no conception that a marble block does not contain the statue."
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."
"I am an artist... I think I am also a poet."
"The role of the artist is to ask questions, not to answer them."
"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better."
"The painter tries to master color, the composer to master sound; the poet enjoys the freedom of word, but it is the sculptor who constantly reminds himself that he is creating space."
"The best artist has no concept that a marble block does not possess a soul."
"What is art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the real."
"I dream my painting and I paint my dream."
"Every creation is a gift from the creator."
"You don’t take a photograph, you make it."
"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."
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"To be an artist is to believe in life."
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures."
"Art should be a disruptor, unearthing the unsaid and revealing the unrevealed."
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."
"The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire."
"Every creation is a reflection of the artist."
"The painter tries to master color and shape; the artist seeks to master herself."
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."
"The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist."
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
"To draw you must close your eyes and sing."
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge."
"The best artist has no conception that a marble block does not contain within it."
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."
"In every work of art, the spirit and the matter must blend in harmony."
"Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."
"I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them."
"Technique is just a means of arriving at a result."
"Art is a lie that tells the truth."
"Art is the signature of civilizations."
"A work of art is a world in itself, reflecting senses and a spirit of its own."
"There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period."
"The painter's only master is his own heart."
"Every artist was first an amateur."
"Art is not freedom from discipline, but disciplined freedom."
"The painter tries to master light and shadow while the artist tries to master reality."
"Creativity takes courage."
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
"The more I paint, the more I find that the uncertainty in art is what makes it exciting."
"An artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist."
"Art is the highest form of hope."
"I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart."
"The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting."
"Every artist should be an amateur."
"To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
"The best artist has no conception that a marble block does not contain."
"Art is what you can get away with."
"I don’t paint what I see. I paint what I feel."
"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is."
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
"Art is the most beautiful of all lies."
"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
"The greatest artist is none other than a gifted listener."
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
"A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the creator."
"There is no art without a spirit of rebellion."
"Art must be an integral part of the community."
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