Art Quotes
You have to have time to be sorry for yourself to be a good Abstract Expressionist.
Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract.
If an artist is not only he who sings or paints, but he who express himself by words or drawing then I can consider myself as one.
If an artist is not only he who sings or paints, but he whow express himself by words or illustrations then I can consider myself as one.
In the act of creation, as in all the arts, the soul should be felt in the face and the fingers and the tongue, even in the cavities.
At the dressing table, every woman has a chance to be an artist, and art, as Aristotle said, "completes what nature left unfinished.
An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not a present-day habit of humanity.
I cannot explain, nor must an artist defend his work or elucidate in such a way the reeling audience can fathom, brutes that they are.
Choosing to be an artist . . . is choosing to mine deep caverns. It's like getting lost in the darkness and spending the rest of your life trying to find your way.
There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of creation.
A paint brush is the only tool I use extensively in my works, to push paint on canvas and conduct melodies. And that's exactly what Garden Avenue is, and all of my projects after that.
For me, a paint brush is the only tool I use extensively in my works, to push paint on canvas and conduct melodies. And that's exactly what Garden Avenue is, and all of my projects after that.
Now relax, think positively and begin --- the smile of success awaits you.
Protect the ears of your heart, rather than being drawn in each day like the fading tides that dance daily with the moon.
The purpose of art is to give the traveling human race an improved map that shows the way to itself. If art isn't for *that*, what is it for?
The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell.
The advantage of having an artistic tradition is that the younger artist could see an organic link between the real life of one's country and its art work which is a sublimation of that life.
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
Instead of chasing the idea of truth, what we should be doing is embracing the medium of drawing and using it for a purpose that fulfils our needs as an artist or designer.
The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host.
Art is ment to travel from your heart to your head and out through your fingers...
In every motions to put colors on my canvas, I feel like I am screaming, "I AM HERE"... To whom?.. To where?... Where am I going to...?
ONLY' having the Gift, people appreciate this madness as Art. Everybody wants to have Art in their lives, but no body wants to have what the Art came out from in their lives...
When a mad man found some certain way to express his insanity in original way, he would get promoted to be called an Artist.... Wait, are you talking about me?
The art does not always mimic the artist. You never know the real person until you slide beneath their surface
The hardest thing is to do something which is close to nothing because it is demanding all of you.
Art was art, humans were humans, but art was best when it was human.
Complexity is not an aesthetic criterion. It is a quality associated only with division and organization of labor.
Like creating a masterpiece, quitting is an art: you have to decide what to keep within the frame and what to keep out.
Me: "All right, but you said we had to put emotion into our art. I don't know what that means. I don't know what I'm supposed to feel.
My personal philosophy is that you do art to experience emotion that you don't have the luxury of experiencing in real life.
Painting is a great outlet for those inner emotions you cannot get out any other way.
The brush must draw by itself. This cannot happen if one does not practice constantly. But neither can it happen if one makes an effort.
The answers are never "out there." All the answers are "in there, " inside you, waiting to be discovered.
Your actions create an "energy vortex" that draws in the necessary ingredients for your venture.
A strong personal philosophy does more than sustain us through the tragedies of life. It also stains us daily in everything we think and do. It gives us optimism and hope.
An excellent photograph is the one which has excellently captured an excellent moment!