Famous quotes by Artists

ArtistsArtists have actually long provided ideas as well as creative thinking, as well as their words of wisdom can commonly give understanding into the creative process. From Pablo Picasso to Frida Kahlo, these quotes by renowned artists provide a glance into the minds of some of the globe's most significant developers. Whether you're seeking motivation, assistance, or simply a little bit of inspiration, these quotes by artists are sure to provide you with the trigger you need to create something gorgeous.
Small: Im interested in playing, not working
"I'm interested in playing, not working"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: My curves are not crazy
Henri Matisse
"My curves are not crazy"
Henri Matisse, Artist
Small: Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour
Giotto di Bondone
"Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour"
Giotto di Bondone, Artist
Small: Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you dont have to look at it
David Hockney
"Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it"
David Hockney, Artist
Small: Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth
Pablo Picasso
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Id like to live as a poor man with lots of money
Pablo Picasso
"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream
Rene Magritte
"If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream"
Rene Magritte, Artist
Small: The chief enemy of creativity is good sense
Pablo Picasso
"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Youth has no age
Pablo Picasso
"Youth has no age"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality
"Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: I dont do drugs. I am drugs
"I don't do drugs. I am drugs"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discour
Vincent Van Gogh
"In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active
Bridget Riley
"In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active"
Bridget Riley, Artist
Small: There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see
Leonardo da Vinci
"There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see"
Leonardo da Vinci, Artist
Small: One thing that success has taught me is censorship
"One thing that success has taught me is censorship"
Tracey Emin, Artist
Small: If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and under
Vincent Van Gogh
"If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love
John Dyer
"I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love"
John Dyer, Artist
Small: The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the scienc
"The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received"
Rudolf Arnheim, Artist
Small: Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a highe
"Man was created as a being who should constantly keep improving, a being who on reaching one goal sets a higher one"
Ralph Ransom, Artist
Small: Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy
"Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy"
Ralph Ransom, Artist
Small: The museum spreads its surfaces everywhere, and becomes an untitled collection of generalizations that mobiliz
"The museum spreads its surfaces everywhere, and becomes an untitled collection of generalizations that mobilize the eye"
Robert Smithson, Artist
Small: I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza
Robert Indiana
"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza"
Robert Indiana, Artist
Small: Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the
Emil Nolde
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
Emil Nolde, Artist
Small: Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see
"Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see"
Henri Rousseau, Artist
Small: We all know that art is not truth. Art is lie that makes us realise truth
Pablo Picasso
"We all know that art is not truth. Art is lie that makes us realise truth"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Painting is just another way of keeping a diary
Pablo Picasso
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes
Pablo Picasso
"If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: The only difference between me and a madman is that Im not mad
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait
"I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: A good picture is equivalent to a good deed
Vincent Van Gogh
"A good picture is equivalent to a good deed"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
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