Art Quotes

Small: Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he live
"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in"
Amy Lowell, Poet
Small: I think an artists responsibility is more complex than people realize
Jodie Foster
"I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize"
Jodie Foster, Actress
Small: All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oysters autobiography
"All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography"
Federico Fellini, Director
Small: The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing
"The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing"
Eugene Delacroix, Artist
Small: Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist
"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist"
Franz Liszt, Composer
Small: A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds
"A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds"
Henry Moore, Sculptor
Small: A great artist is always before his time or behind it
"A great artist is always before his time or behind it"
George Edward Moore, Philosopher
Small: Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty
"Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty"
Alfred de Vigny, Poet
Small: I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me
"I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me"
Roy Lichtenstein, Artist
Small: Minimal art went nowhere
"Minimal art went nowhere"
Sol LeWitt, Artist
Small: Art is subject to arbitrary fashion
"Art is subject to arbitrary fashion"
Kary Mullis, Scientist
Small: The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates i
"The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress"
Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Journalist
Small: Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home
"Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home"
Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet
Small: I think about my work every minute of the day
"I think about my work every minute of the day"
Jeff Koons, Artist
Small: Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail
"Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail"
Theodore Dreiser, Novelist
Small: Every good painter paints what he is
Jackson Pollock
"Every good painter paints what he is"
Jackson Pollock, Artist
Small: Ive never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby sin
Laurie Anderson
"I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it"
Laurie Anderson, Musician
Small: Painting is easy when you dont know how, but very difficult when you do
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do"
Edgar Degas, Artist
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