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"Show your bluebell passion with every step you take. Infuse your corporeal mind, body and spirit with atomic sense of urgency, purpose and apple juice."

"Show your bluebell passion with every step you take. Infuse your corporeal mind, body and spirit with atomic sense of urgency, purpose and apple juice."

Isabel Yosito, American Artist

Purpose, Body, Mind, Passion

15

"Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel."

"Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

15

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

15

"Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality."

"Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality."

Diego Rivera, Mexican Artist

Body, Sexuality, Woman

15

"Through a painting we can see the whole world."

"Through a painting we can see the whole world."

Hans Hofmann, German Artist

Painting, World

15

"I don't even like to talk about it. I hated being a number and not merely because I was a very small one. I let them bellow at me for just as long as it took me to find enough pluck to bellow back at them."

"I don't even like to talk about it. I hated being a number and not merely because I was a very small one. I let them bellow at me for just as long as it took me to find enough pluck to bellow back at them."

George Grosz, German Artist

15

"You know, it was just another presentation of my work, and a funny one, because the cards are quite different from the normal Tarot deck, no?"

"You know, it was just another presentation of my work, and a funny one, because the cards are quite different from the normal Tarot deck, no?"

H. R. Giger, Swiss Artist

Fun, Funny, Work, Cards

15

"That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe."

"That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe."

John Berger, English Artist

Life, Existence

15

"The colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas."

"The colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Life, Colors, Remarkable

15

"But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression."

"But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression."

Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist

15

"I will throw all my best efforts into it, my thoughts and political observations, but ultimately I want to create a narrative that keeps you turning the pages and leaves you with a sense that this thing has a reason for being there."

"I will throw all my best efforts into it, my thoughts and political observations, but ultimately I want to create a narrative that keeps you turning the pages and leaves you with a sense that this thing has a reason for being there."

Frank Miller, American Artist

Thought, Thoughts, Being, Reason, Sense

15

"Everything is a mystery, ourselves, and all things both simple and humble."

"Everything is a mystery, ourselves, and all things both simple and humble."

Giorgio Morandi, Italian Artist

15

"The idea that I'm going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I'm going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess."

"The idea that I'm going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I'm going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

Creativity, Idea, Fiction

15

"Some things can be perfectly expressed by sound alone and images would only be disturbing. Other times, sound would be possible, but visuals are much stronger and closer to what I want to express and then again, they sometimes overlap perfectly."

"Some things can be perfectly expressed by sound alone and images would only be disturbing. Other times, sound would be possible, but visuals are much stronger and closer to what I want to express and then again, they sometimes overlap perfectly."

Alva Noto, German Artist

Expression, Sound, Want

15

"Simultaneity in light is harmony, the rhythm of colors which creates the Vision of Man."

"Simultaneity in light is harmony, the rhythm of colors which creates the Vision of Man."

Robert Delaunay, French Artist

Vision, Colors, Harmony, Light

15

"There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other."

"There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

15

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

15

"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection."

"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection."

Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

Life, Art, Beauty, Awareness

15

"A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world."

"A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world."

Hans Hofmann, German Artist

Art, Work, Emotions

15

"There's nothing like New Orleans. When it comes back, it will be a tremendous highlight for America."

"There's nothing like New Orleans. When it comes back, it will be a tremendous highlight for America."

Peter Max, American Artist

Location, America, Nothing, Will

15

"Every day I run into people who don't know what I do. And even after I explain it they still don't know what I do. So now I can just say, 'Pick up the Locas book!' And that tells them all."

"Every day I run into people who don't know what I do. And even after I explain it they still don't know what I do. So now I can just say, 'Pick up the Locas book!' And that tells them all."

Jaime Hernandez, American Artist

People, Day, Now

15

"I think that most people think painters are kind of ridiculous, you know?"

"I think that most people think painters are kind of ridiculous, you know?"

Roy Lichtenstein, American Artist

15

"I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had allowed it to go on for so many years, instead of heeding the few voices of protest against all that mass insanity and slaughter."

"I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had allowed it to go on for so many years, instead of heeding the few voices of protest against all that mass insanity and slaughter."

George Grosz, German Artist

War, People, Insanity, Protest

15

"My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road."

"My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

Life, Mistakes, Road

15

"To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach."

"To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach."

Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist

Love, Work, Computer, Day

15

"Because of this the representation I'm interested in is of those things only the eye can touch."

"Because of this the representation I'm interested in is of those things only the eye can touch."

Kenneth Noland, American Artist

Representation, Eye

15

"The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen."

"The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen."

Paul Klee, Swiss Artist

15

"You know, as you compose music, you're just off in your own world. You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard."

"You know, as you compose music, you're just off in your own world. You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard."

Roy Lichtenstein, American Artist

Music, People, Idea, Pretty

15

"But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way."

"But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way."

John Hench, American Artist

15

"Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets."

"Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

15

"The deal is that you can do it, you don't really owe me anything, but at the end of it, I own the film. Then I can actually go out and reprint or not reprint if it I want."

"The deal is that you can do it, you don't really owe me anything, but at the end of it, I own the film. Then I can actually go out and reprint or not reprint if it I want."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Business, End, Film, Want

15

"I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames."

"I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

15

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death."

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Business, Death, Love, Heart

15

"I will either be famous or infamous."

"I will either be famous or infamous."

Otto Dix, German Artist

15

"Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery."

"Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Man, Men, Misery

15

"True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me."

"True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me."

Gustav Klimt, Austrian Artist

Life, Relaxation, World

15

"I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now."

"I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now."

David Hockney, English Artist

15

"I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality."

"I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality."

Barnett Newman, American Artist

Hope, Feeling, Giving, Individuality

15

"Because, you know, it's never a hard work when you enjoy yourself. Look, I've been here since 57 years, and I don't have to explain why I've stayed so long. I always enjoyed it."

"Because, you know, it's never a hard work when you enjoy yourself. Look, I've been here since 57 years, and I don't have to explain why I've stayed so long. I always enjoyed it."

John Hench, American Artist

Work, Hardwork, Years

15

"The only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex."

"The only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex."

Robert Crumb, American Artist

15

"The golden age has not passed; it lies in the future."

"The golden age has not passed; it lies in the future."

Paul Signac, French Artist

Age, Future, Lies

15

"You had to make an appointment to see her. But it was just a crazy spectacle, people filing past."

"You had to make an appointment to see her. But it was just a crazy spectacle, people filing past."

Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

15

"At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie Green I think. Derek Bailey was one of the visiting musicians. He seemed to like my playing and asked me to come down to London."

"At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie Green I think. Derek Bailey was one of the visiting musicians. He seemed to like my playing and asked me to come down to London."

Jamie Muir, British Artist

Art, College, London, Musicians

15

"What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up."

"What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Work, Technology, Production

15

"It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method."

"It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method."

Edward Hopper, American Artist

Fun, Funny, Business, Help, Oil

15

"But again, I put in my time with Marvel and DC so there was that period of my life of trying to learn how to draw and tell stories in a proper fashion."

"But again, I put in my time with Marvel and DC so there was that period of my life of trying to learn how to draw and tell stories in a proper fashion."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Life, Time, Fashion, Trying

15

"Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes."

"Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes."

Marcel Duchamp, French Artist

Living, Question

15

"The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture."

"The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture."

Ben Nicholson, British Artist

Love, Culture, Irish, Satire

15

"This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man."

"This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man."

Edouard Manet, French Artist

Work, Man, Woman

15

"Giving opens the way for receiving."

"Giving opens the way for receiving."

Florence Scovel Shinn, American Artist

Generosity, Giving

15

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