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

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

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Art, Work, Freedom

89

"Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality."

"Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality."

Gwen John, Welsh Artist

88

"The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves."

"The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves."

Willem de Kooning, American Artist

Attitude, Nature, Hope

88

"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

88

"I felt very strongly the whole social impact of that depression, you know, and I felt very strongly about the efforts that this Resettlement Administration was trying to accomplish; resettling people, helping them, and so on."

"I felt very strongly the whole social impact of that depression, you know, and I felt very strongly about the efforts that this Resettlement Administration was trying to accomplish; resettling people, helping them, and so on."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

People, Depression, Trying

87

"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

86

"In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized."

"In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized."

Alex Grey, American Artist

Society, Individuality, Thinking

86

"The time when I had desire to go to the United States I didn't have a penny. It was in the middle of the depression, you know. I couldn't get as far as Hoboken at that time."

"The time when I had desire to go to the United States I didn't have a penny. It was in the middle of the depression, you know. I couldn't get as far as Hoboken at that time."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Time, Depression, Desire, States

86

"We wish to work in total freedom."

"We wish to work in total freedom."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

86

"The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park."

"The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

People, Leisure

85

"Light in Nature creates the movement of colors."

"Light in Nature creates the movement of colors."

Robert Delaunay, French Artist

Nature, Colors, Light

85

"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

84

"Art is vice. You don't marry it legitimately, you rape it."

"Art is vice. You don't marry it legitimately, you rape it."

Edgar Degas, French Artist

84

"I find that acrylics dry very fast - which is supposed to be its charm; however, I find that because of that quality they don't blend as nicely as the oils. The oils, for one thing, are softer and more flexible than the acrylics. Also, the colors are brighter with oils."

"I find that acrylics dry very fast - which is supposed to be its charm; however, I find that because of that quality they don't blend as nicely as the oils. The oils, for one thing, are softer and more flexible than the acrylics. Also, the colors are brighter with oils."

Boris Vallejo, Peruvian Artist

Quality, Charm, Colors

84

"When a man returned from the field and we'd look at the work, we'd criticize each other very genuinely and never offensively. And we would avoid all tricks, angle shots were just horrible to us."

"When a man returned from the field and we'd look at the work, we'd criticize each other very genuinely and never offensively. And we would avoid all tricks, angle shots were just horrible to us."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

83

"It's pretty hard to measure influence of written or visual material."

"It's pretty hard to measure influence of written or visual material."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Influence, Measure, Pretty

83

"People don't remember. Revenge is sweet."

"People don't remember. Revenge is sweet."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

People, Revenge

83

"You can't do a machine without knowing something about how it's going to work. As for the romantics, the costumes bored me and I don't enjoy doing period clothes."

"You can't do a machine without knowing something about how it's going to work. As for the romantics, the costumes bored me and I don't enjoy doing period clothes."

Boris Vallejo, Peruvian Artist

Work, Clothes, Machine

83

"People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create."

"People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Work, Art, People

82

"In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing."

"In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Action, Discouragement, Will

80

"Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to '95, there is an entire book about that, because each one of our projects has its own book. The book is not an art book, meaning it's not written by an art historian."

"Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to '95, there is an entire book about that, because each one of our projects has its own book. The book is not an art book, meaning it's not written by an art historian."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Art, Meaning, Now, Projects

80

"Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death."

"Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

79

"You can not do what you want to do unless you know the correct technique. The only other way you can learn how to do it is by doing it yourself, which would take twice as long than if you went to school."

"You can not do what you want to do unless you know the correct technique. The only other way you can learn how to do it is by doing it yourself, which would take twice as long than if you went to school."

Boris Vallejo, Peruvian Artist

78

"Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is."

"Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is."

Henri Matisse, French Artist

Time, Work, Values

78

"It's a little bit like my inability to read a guide book before I go anywhere. I can read it after I've been there and by the same logic I refuse to accept any technical stunts from anybody. I refused to learn more than I knew and I confess I missed a great deal."

"It's a little bit like my inability to read a guide book before I go anywhere. I can read it after I've been there and by the same logic I refuse to accept any technical stunts from anybody. I refused to learn more than I knew and I confess I missed a great deal."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Cultural, Logic

78

"It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years."

"It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

Work, Collaboration, Partnership, Years

78

"It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it."

"It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Preparation, Intention

77

"I confess that Roy was a little bit dictatorial in his editing and he ruined quite a number of my pictures, which he stopped doing later. He used to punch a hole through a negative. Some of them were incredibly valuable. He didn't understand at the time."

"I confess that Roy was a little bit dictatorial in his editing and he ruined quite a number of my pictures, which he stopped doing later. He used to punch a hole through a negative. Some of them were incredibly valuable. He didn't understand at the time."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

76

"I feel, having the choices I had, I felt I had more control over my own medium than I did over photography."

"I feel, having the choices I had, I felt I had more control over my own medium than I did over photography."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Control, Choices, Photography

76

"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

76

"Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize it. That's where the drawings are very important, because at least we can show a projection of what we believe it will look like."

"Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize it. That's where the drawings are very important, because at least we can show a projection of what we believe it will look like."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

People, Talk, Will

75

"I didn't care where my works were published."

"I didn't care where my works were published."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

74

"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

73

"There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration."

"There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration."

Boris Vallejo, Peruvian Artist

Inspirational, Artists, Fantasy, Question

71

"Very quickly a painting is turned into a facsimile of itself when one becomes so familiar with with it that one recognizes it without looking at it."

"Very quickly a painting is turned into a facsimile of itself when one becomes so familiar with with it that one recognizes it without looking at it."

Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist

70

"All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention."

"All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

Intuition, Invention, Observation, Thinking

70

"I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that."

"I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Life, People, Action, Nothing

68

"Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences."

"Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences."

Josef Albers, German Artist

68

"If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music."

"If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music."

Christo, Bulgarian Artist

67

"I will make up for it now, I have not a moment to lose."

"I will make up for it now, I have not a moment to lose."

Evelyn de Morgan, English Artist

67

"There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job."

"There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Colors, Infinite, Job, Language

66

"The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents."

"The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Success, Jealousy

64

"I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin."

"I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin."

Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

64

"Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature."

"Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature."

Franz Marc, German Artist

Nature, Appearance, Spiritual, Today

63

"But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you've taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn't."

"But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you've taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn't."

David Hockney, English Artist

62

"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

62

"I think I'd like to contribute to society in some way. I don't know what that might be. Right now, I just sort of give bums money on the street."

"I think I'd like to contribute to society in some way. I don't know what that might be. Right now, I just sort of give bums money on the street."

Isabelle Kuprin, Russian Artist

Money, Society, Now, Right

60

"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."

"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."

M. C. Escher, Dutch Artist

Love, Chaos, Order

60

"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense."

"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Enemy, Sense

60

"Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it."

"Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it."

Norman McLaren, Scottish Artist

60

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