Quotes by Artist | Beyond Motive 14/56

top of page

Quotes by Artist

"Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted."

"Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

16

"My mum has never wanted me to have children. She thinks I would be destroying my life, even now."

"My mum has never wanted me to have children. She thinks I would be destroying my life, even now."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

Life, Children, Now

16

"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."

"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, German Artist

Nation, Country, Promise

16

"In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people."

"In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people."

Edward Hopper, American Artist

Art, People, Character, Nation

16

"Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important."

"Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

Creativity, Moments

16

"An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought."

"An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Thought, Idea, Departure

16

"If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain."

"If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

16

"Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late - thoughts both about and not about art."

"Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late - thoughts both about and not about art."

Gustav Klimt, Austrian Artist

Art, Food, Thought, Thoughts

16

"Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't."

"Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

16

"You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest."

"You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Art, God, Rest, Will

16

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

Claude Monet, French Artist

Art, Day, Joy, Obsession

16

"I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle."

"I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Life, Buying, Living

16

"The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality."

"The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Art, Individuality

16

"Entropy theory is indeed a first attempt to deal with global form; but it has not been dealing with structure. All it says is that a large sum of elements may have properties not found in a smaller sample of them."

"Entropy theory is indeed a first attempt to deal with global form; but it has not been dealing with structure. All it says is that a large sum of elements may have properties not found in a smaller sample of them."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

Entropy, First, May, Theory

16

"The hidden harmony is better than the obvious."

"The hidden harmony is better than the obvious."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Wisdom, Harmony, Obvious

16

"Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing."

"Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

16

"If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence."

"If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence."

Bob Kane, American Artist

16

"The days you work are the best days."

"The days you work are the best days."

Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist

16

"Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it."

"Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it."

Trey Parker, American Artist

Time, Goodbye, Saying

16

"Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes."

"Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Friendship, Delusion, Friends

16

"Life obliges me to do something, so I paint."

"Life obliges me to do something, so I paint."

Rene Magritte, Belgian Artist

16

"There is only one absinthe drinker, and that's the man who painted this idiotic picture."

"There is only one absinthe drinker, and that's the man who painted this idiotic picture."

Thomas Couture, French Artist

16

"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."

"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Wisdom, Inaction, Mind, Purity, Water

16

"I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it."

"I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it."

Yoko Ono, American Artist

16

"Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns."

"Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns."

Willem de Kooning, American Artist

Business, Fraud, Style

16

"Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable."

"Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable."

Robert Delaunay, French Artist

Nature, Observation

16

"Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it."

"Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

16

"I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later."

"I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later."

Jaime Hernandez, American Artist

Creativity, Ideas, Open, Right

16

"I've always thought of the project as a sort of sexually driven digestive system, that it was a consumer and a producer of matter. And it is desire driven, rather than driven by hunger or anything like that."

"I've always thought of the project as a sort of sexually driven digestive system, that it was a consumer and a producer of matter. And it is desire driven, rather than driven by hunger or anything like that."

Matthew Barney, American Artist

Thought, Desire, Hunger, Project

16

"My characters have undergone the same process of simplification as the colors. Now that they have been simplified, they appear more human and alive than if they had been represented in all their details."

"My characters have undergone the same process of simplification as the colors. Now that they have been simplified, they appear more human and alive than if they had been represented in all their details."

Joan Miro, Spanish Artist

16

"Fine art is knowledge made visible."

"Fine art is knowledge made visible."

Gustave Courbet, French Artist

16

"I don't want to write, I'd rather draw."

"I don't want to write, I'd rather draw."

Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

16

"The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move."

"The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

15

"To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself."

"To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself."

Kathe Kollwitz, German Artist

Power, Religion, Day

15

"I think the work that they do and the style of 3D graphics is absolutely fabulous and I think it's a great brush to use for some stories. And there are other brushes that I think are exclusive to a different kind of story."

"I think the work that they do and the style of 3D graphics is absolutely fabulous and I think it's a great brush to use for some stories. And there are other brushes that I think are exclusive to a different kind of story."

Don Bluth, American Artist

15

"The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself."

"The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself."

Washington Allston, American Artist

Competition, Man

15

"I am isolated as an artist, not as a person."

"I am isolated as an artist, not as a person."

Howard Hodgkin, British Artist

15

"There's something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer."

"There's something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

15

"I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters."

"I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

15

"Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy."

"Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

15

"At the same time, I was listening to black music, and I began to think that the best musicians were receiving the worst treatment. The people who were doing the greatest work were despised as lower class, with no dignity accorded to what they did."

"At the same time, I was listening to black music, and I began to think that the best musicians were receiving the worst treatment. The people who were doing the greatest work were despised as lower class, with no dignity accorded to what they did."

Henry Flynt, American Artist

Work, Music, Time, People

15

"Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones."

"Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

15

"One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we decide to tell, but probably the biggest part of my job I'd say is working on the storyboards."

"One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we decide to tell, but probably the biggest part of my job I'd say is working on the storyboards."

Craig McCracken, American Artist

Creativity, Ideas, Focus, Job

15

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

Marc Chagall, French Artist

15

"Youth doesn't reason, it acts. The old man reasons and would like to make the others act in his place."

"Youth doesn't reason, it acts. The old man reasons and would like to make the others act in his place."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Act, Man, Old, Reason

15

"I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either."

"I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either."

George Grosz, German Artist

War, Thought, End

15

"I thought it would be very nice to become Picasso or Rembrandt, or a van Gogh."

"I thought it would be very nice to become Picasso or Rembrandt, or a van Gogh."

Dick Bruna, Dutch Artist

15

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

Art, Business, Money

15

"We could hang around for ten years and nobody would care enough to identify us. Therein lies the horror."

"We could hang around for ten years and nobody would care enough to identify us. Therein lies the horror."

Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

Care, Horror, Lies, Years

15

"I still love a lot of the guys who just paint."

"I still love a lot of the guys who just paint."

Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist

15

bottom of page