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"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well."

"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Love, Strength, Lies

437

"Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language."

"Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Music, Infinite, Language, Possibilities

327

"There is no must in art because art is free."

"There is no must in art because art is free."

Wassily Kandinsky, Russian Artist

273

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best."

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best."

Frida Kahlo, Mexican Artist

271

"My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly."

"My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly."

Raoul Dufy, French Artist

Personal, Eyes, Ugly

243

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad."

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

234

"I should have considered it wrong to have finished the Frieze before the room for its accommodation and the funds for its completion were available."

"I should have considered it wrong to have finished the Frieze before the room for its accommodation and the funds for its completion were available."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Vision, Completion, Wrong

222

"To me, I was always just standing on the sidelines because up until issue 50, we were just doing Spawn. I wasn't recruiting anybody because I didn't have any books for people to work on."

"To me, I was always just standing on the sidelines because up until issue 50, we were just doing Spawn. I wasn't recruiting anybody because I didn't have any books for people to work on."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Work, People, Books

221

"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity."

"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Body, Eternity, Flowers

219

"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."

"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."

Michelangelo, Italian Artist

214

"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

201

"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable."

"My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable."

Rene Magritte, Belgian Artist

Art, Mystery, Nothing, Painting, Question

200

"I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their own game. It was a fight to the bitter end, one in which I was not defending ideals or beliefs but simply my own self."

"I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their own game. It was a fight to the bitter end, one in which I was not defending ideals or beliefs but simply my own self."

George Grosz, German Artist

Trust, Beliefs, End, Fight, Ideals

200

"At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since."

"At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

194

"There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke."

"There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

194

"The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

"The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Innovation, Genius

188

"A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a pretty fun time. Also there was a lot of controversy and I was at the forefront of some of that."

"A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a pretty fun time. Also there was a lot of controversy and I was at the forefront of some of that."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Time, People, Controversy, Fun

188

"The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back."

"The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Environment, Islands, Workers

184

"Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published."

"Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published."

Dick Bruna, Dutch Artist

Time, Father, Books, Chance

183

"As long as I live I will have control over my being."

"As long as I live I will have control over my being."

Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian Artist

Control, Being, Will

183

"A work will only have deep resonance if the kind of darkness I can generate is something that is resident in me already."

"A work will only have deep resonance if the kind of darkness I can generate is something that is resident in me already."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

Work, Darkness, Deep, Will

182

"But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our life in November in New York."

"But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our life in November in New York."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Life, Now, Project, Today

181

"Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific knowledge of composition were enormous."

"Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific knowledge of composition were enormous."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Imagination, Knowledge, Fantasy, Taste

180

"Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn."

"Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn."

Norman McLaren, Scottish Artist

180

"To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers."

"To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers."

Paul Klee, Swiss Artist

Positive, Numbers

176

"Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality."

"Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality."

Gwen John, Welsh Artist

175

"The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young because it is difficult for one artist to get established and we wanted to put all the chances on our side."

"The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young because it is difficult for one artist to get established and we wanted to put all the chances on our side."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Decision-Making, Decision, Name

175

"New York is our home."

"New York is our home."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

174

"Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards."

"Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

174

"I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work."

"I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

173

"That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever."

"That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

172

"We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it."

"We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Beauty, Work, Hope, Joy

172

"The work of art is a scream of freedom."

"The work of art is a scream of freedom."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Art, Work, Freedom

172

"He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder."

"He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder."

M. C. Escher, Dutch Artist

Wonder, Wonders

171

"Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle."

"Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

171

"To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone."

"To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

171

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

170

"We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at all by any standards."

"We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at all by any standards."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Art, Chicago, Museums

170

"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."

"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Difference, Memories

169

"Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?"

"Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?"

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

169

"I painted the picture, and in the colors the rhythm of the music quivers. I painted the colors I saw."

"I painted the picture, and in the colors the rhythm of the music quivers. I painted the colors I saw."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

169

"The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown."

"The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown."

Rene Magritte, Belgian Artist

169

"You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo."

"You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo."

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish Artist

167

"Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes."

"Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes."

Camille Pissarro, French Artist

Mistake, Mistakes, Risk

166

"Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the Cold War she has started to muscle her presence throughout Europe and the world."

"Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the Cold War she has started to muscle her presence throughout Europe and the world."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

War, End, Europe, Germany

166

"From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born."

"From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born."

Michelangelo, Italian Artist

165

"The freedom of every artist is essential."

"The freedom of every artist is essential."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

165

"Our work is a scream of freedom."

"Our work is a scream of freedom."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

164

"When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today."

"When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

War, People, Living, Poverty

163

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."

Jean-Michel Basquiat, American Artist

163

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