Famous quotes by Artists

Small: I work with nature, although in completely new terms
Bridget Riley
"I work with nature, although in completely new terms"
Bridget Riley, Artist
Small: If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the
"If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master"
Michelangelo, Artist
Small: Some artists imagine theyve got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, t
"Some artists imagine they've got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, they end up supporting a cultural prison that is out of their control"
Robert Smithson, Artist
Small: The physical characteristics of the child Jesus will always remain a point of discussion. No artist has ever p
Henry Ossawa Tanner
"The physical characteristics of the child Jesus will always remain a point of discussion. No artist has ever produced a type, nor ever will, that has in it all that the varying minds of all time will acknowledge as complete"
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Artist
Small: Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it
"Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it"
Mort Walker, Artist
Small: The corruption of the American soul is consumerism
Ben Nicholson
"The corruption of the American soul is consumerism"
Ben Nicholson, Artist
Small: My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That its harnessing the powers of your
"My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind"
Boyd Rice, Artist
Small: Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasnt like other boys. I knew I was more fearful.
"Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn't like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy"
Robert Crumb, Artist
Small: I want to get people thinking
James De La Vega
"I want to get people thinking"
James De La Vega, Artist
Small: In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution ma
"In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better"
Paul Klee, Artist
Small: Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working
Pablo Picasso
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from
Pablo Picasso
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never lea
Pablo Picasso
"Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: I do not seek. I find
Pablo Picasso
"I do not seek. I find"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: He can who thinks he can, and he cant who thinks he cant. This is an inexorable, indisputable law
Pablo Picasso
"He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Computers are useless. They can only give you answers
Pablo Picasso
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Art is the elimination of the unnecessary
Pablo Picasso
"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: We dont grow older, we grow riper
Pablo Picasso
"We don't grow older, we grow riper"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: To draw you must close your eyes and sing
Pablo Picasso
"To draw you must close your eyes and sing"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which
Pablo Picasso
"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Most of modern rock and roll is a product of guilt
"Most of modern rock and roll is a product of guilt"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: I dont think artists are made, I think theyre born
"I don't think artists are made, I think they're born"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: With my voice and my band, I can do anything
"With my voice and my band, I can do anything"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and hes good with lower mathematics. Dont ge
"James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong - he's good"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better
Henri Matisse
"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better"
Henri Matisse, Artist
Small: There are always flowers for those who want to see them
Henri Matisse
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them"
Henri Matisse, Artist
Small: The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars
Giotto di Bondone
"The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars"
Giotto di Bondone, Artist
Small: Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory
"Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it
"I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination do not become the slave of your model
Vincent Van Gogh
"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist