Be An Artist Quotes

That a viewer does not see what the artist intended does not make the composition a failure... In reality all artists speak first to themselves and then to an audience.

Too many of the artists of Wales spend too much time talking about the position of theartists of Wales.There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.

It's an artist's right to rebel against the world's stupidity.

To teach is to learn... If we ever think we know all there is to know about our creativity we are dead as artists.

[John Craske] painted like a man giving witness under oath to a wild story.

An artist, a man, a failure, must proceed.

It feels much better to me to think that an artist is working to show his appreciation of what already has been created than creating things himself.

I felt landscapes would sell more readily, and not being equipped psychologically to be a teacher or commercial artist, that was important.

Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her.

I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else.

Most inner-oriented artists share a common characteristic, a certain quality of obsession.

As an artist you have a choice. You can add more confusion and darkness to the world or you can shine a light, make a beauty.

I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot.

Any artist will tell you he's really only interested in the stuff he's doing now. He will, always. It's true, and it should be like that.

What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw.

If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression.

For an artist to marry his model is as fatal as for a gourmet to marry his cook: the one gets no sittings, and the other gets no dinners.

Men, when they fight in movies, it's a very different style. Harrison Ford was so cool when he had the whip, and Bruce Lee was such an artist that you couldn't take your eyes off of him.

Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.

I love seeing strong-willed women inspire little girls. I hope someday some new artist will say 'I was inspired by the Dixie Chicks.

The Spider as an Artist Has never been employed- Though his surpassing Merit Is freely certified.

Men who not religious or artists are fools.

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent the label, except for the fact that I disapprove of labels in general.

Artists are like everybody else.

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

I believe the artist is capable of contributing to the broader evolution of culture in all of its dimensions.

And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music.

Art, that great undogmatized church.

I had this sense that I was part of, sort of a lineage of artists and writers through history that have had mood disorders.

I've always had this juxtaposition of characters, because I'm an artist. I'm a very quiet person at home and introspective and the whole deal, and then I can be really big later. I had no problem.

It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

How does the artist function as poet-slash-witness-slash-trickster?

This is a way for artists to communicate directly to their fans. If you think of an artist like Bruno Mars, he's using Spotify, creating playlists and listening to music through it.

What do artists do? Artists give people something they didn't know they were missing: a dance, a piece of music, a painting, a piece of sculpture. Catering to that need is the best business strategy.

I want people to understand that this is a very calibrated image [Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self ], where point by point, very little is left to chance.

I think what we should concentrate on is what it feels like to be a working artist in the day to day. One doesn't imagine what comes down the line.

It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.

Why seek to embarrass [the artist] with vanities foreign to his quietness? Know you not that certain sciences require the whole man, leaving no part of him at leisure for your trifles?

It is not the job of art to mirror. Images reflected in a mirror appear to us in reverse. An artist's responsibility is to reveal consciousness; to produce a human document.

Our life is a work of art. We must seek always to be its artist.

My whole life, I have listened to people like Neil Young, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, and artists that have made a career out of the mellow, folky, acoustic dynamic.

Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great.

Most artists are doing basically the same thing - staying off the streets.

It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious... he must once more sink himself in solitude.

Departure from the literal aspect, rather than mechanical exactness, is the code of the true artist. However, departures are the result of studied intent rather than inability.

The expectation on me as a solo artist is very different to the audience's expectation of a Pink Floyd show.

Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique.

The way an actor is trained doesn't ultimately have much bearing on my work. I'm interested in the actor as artist.

I never quite dare to believe I'm brave enough to be an artist, but I'm on the side of artists. I think of myself as a bit of a Salieri, looking with longing eyes at Mozart.