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"It was exactly the same on the South Park movie really too. There's lots of violence in that too, but it always came down to anything sexual... They don't care about anything else."

"It was exactly the same on the South Park movie really too. There's lots of violence in that too, but it always came down to anything sexual... They don't care about anything else."

Trey Parker, American Artist

27

"The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there."

"The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there."

Jim Dine, American Artist

27

"All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed art."

"All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed art."

Sol LeWitt, American Artist

27

"The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century."

"The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century."

Balthus, French Artist

27

"I'm just interested in meditating on certain ideas, and I like to draw: that's my way of thinking."

"I'm just interested in meditating on certain ideas, and I like to draw: that's my way of thinking."

Ben Nicholson, British Artist

Creativity, Ideas, Thinking

27

"I have wanted to be a fine artist painter, and I reached the point in art schools were I'd like to understand more about images and how images communicate information to people. And I was not getting very far in that from my professors."

"I have wanted to be a fine artist painter, and I reached the point in art schools were I'd like to understand more about images and how images communicate information to people. And I was not getting very far in that from my professors."

John Hench, American Artist

Art, People, Information

27

"I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people."

"I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people."

Faith Ringgold, American Artist

Woman, Women, People, Idea, African

27

"Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman."

"Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman."

Corita Kent, American Artist

Woman, Women, Man

27

"The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing."

"The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing."

Milton Avery, American Artist

Creativity, Idea, Nothing

27

"The attitude and capacity of the factory, the old metal table and the new ideas of the wooden furniture quickly and naturally suggested the possibility of metal furniture."

"The attitude and capacity of the factory, the old metal table and the new ideas of the wooden furniture quickly and naturally suggested the possibility of metal furniture."

Donald Judd, American Artist

Attitude, Ideas, Possibility, Old

27

"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

"For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul."

Yves Klein, French Artist

Soul, Character, Being, Race

27

"Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done."

"Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done."

Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist

Science, Time, Fiction, First

27

"I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism."

"I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism."

Judy Chicago, American Artist

Art, History, Feminism, Humanism

27

"And it should be the law: If you use the word "paradigm" without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions."

"And it should be the law: If you use the word "paradigm" without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions."

David Jones, American Artist

27

"One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't."

"One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't."

Shawn Colvin, American Artist

Management, Manager

27

"What is he? He's a puppeteer and he's got a lot of inspiration all around him, and the fact that they can manipulate the expressions now with ease compared to what it used to be."

"What is he? He's a puppeteer and he's got a lot of inspiration all around him, and the fact that they can manipulate the expressions now with ease compared to what it used to be."

Joe Grant, American Artist

Inspirational, Inspiration, Fact, Now

27

"Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop sequences. Sometimes these were for scenes that I would animate later on."

"Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop sequences. Sometimes these were for scenes that I would animate later on."

Marc Davis, American Artist

Career, Film, Help

27

"What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work."

"What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work."

Emil Nolde, German Artist

27

"You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings, you know, pending where the show was being held. You did submit work to be accepted. Once you were accepted that was it. You did your own selection of what went in."

"You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings, you know, pending where the show was being held. You did submit work to be accepted. Once you were accepted that was it. You did your own selection of what went in."

Lee Krasner, American Artist

Work, Being, Space

27

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Philosophy, Simplicity, Sophistication

27

"All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to get."

"All artists get better with age. The more you draw, the better you're going to get."

John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist

27

"But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen."

"But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen."

John Trumbull, American Artist

27

"The character of the artist doesn't enter into the nature of the art."

"The character of the artist doesn't enter into the nature of the art."

Lucian Freud, British Artist

Nature, Art, Character

27

"One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man."

"One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man."

John Berger, English Artist

Home, Language, Man

27

"One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil."

"One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil."

Balthus, French Artist

27

"At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants."

"At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants."

Egon Schiele, Austrian Artist

Body, Flowers, Impulses, Joy

27

"Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world."

"Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world."

George Catlin, American Artist

27

"I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make my bad backgrounds look like they were that way on purpose."

"I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make my bad backgrounds look like they were that way on purpose."

John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist

Purpose, Artists, Being, Painting

27

"I don't think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it."

"I don't think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it."

Keith Haring, American Artist

Art, Imagination, Soul, People

27

"For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh."

"For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh."

Georges Rouault, French Artist

Life, Forget, Night, Painting

27

"I always felt I was living in two worlds. One was the Mexican world, because nearly everybody I knew, relatives and cousins and kids in the neighbourhood, were Mexican. Then school was a different world. It was ethnically mixed."

"I always felt I was living in two worlds. One was the Mexican world, because nearly everybody I knew, relatives and cousins and kids in the neighbourhood, were Mexican. Then school was a different world. It was ethnically mixed."

Gilbert Hernandez, American Artist

Kids, Living, Relatives, School

27

"I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased."

"I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased."

Judy Chicago, American Artist

Art, Concern, Future, Generations

27

"It is only right and proper to be moved by the Bible, but present-day reality has so strong a hold over us that even when we try to imagine the past the minor events in our lives immediately wrench us out of our musings, and our own adventures throw us back irrevocably upon our personal feelings-joy, boredom, suffering, anger, or a smile."

"It is only right and proper to be moved by the Bible, but present-day reality has so strong a hold over us that even when we try to imagine the past the minor events in our lives immediately wrench us out of our musings, and our own adventures throw us back irrevocably upon our personal feelings-joy, boredom, suffering, anger, or a smile."

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Spiritual, Bible, Truth, Reality, Observation

27

"The procedure was that an artist got a mural and then he would have anywhere from two to ten assistants depending on the size of the mural and how many assistants he needed, or she needed."

"The procedure was that an artist got a mural and then he would have anywhere from two to ten assistants depending on the size of the mural and how many assistants he needed, or she needed."

Lee Krasner, American Artist

27

"Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by the body, only by his ability and, perhaps, experience."

"Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by the body, only by his ability and, perhaps, experience."

Marc Davis, American Artist

Experience, Performance, Ability, Actor

27

"Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not."

"Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not."

Judy Chicago, American Artist

Art, Gender, Woman, World

27

"Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see."

"Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see."

Josef Albers, German Artist

Art, People, Philosophy, Word

27

"The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work."

"The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work."

Lucian Freud, British Artist

Work, Needs, Obsession

27

"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression."

"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression."

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

Time, Expression, First, Relax

27

"I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance."

"I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance."

Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist

Art, Work, Beginning, Burden

27

"We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb."

"We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb."

Aaron McGruder, American Artist

Politics, Dumb, Fact, President

27

"I am just trying to find a way to make pictures."

"I am just trying to find a way to make pictures."

Jasper Johns, American Artist

Creativity, Trying

27

"Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not."

"Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not."

Joe Murray, American Artist

Success, Art, Money, Artists

27

"Everyone is of course free to interpret the work in his own way. I think seeing a picture is one thing and interpreting it is another."

"Everyone is of course free to interpret the work in his own way. I think seeing a picture is one thing and interpreting it is another."

Jasper Johns, American Artist

27

"There is a relationship between cartooning and people like Mir= and Picasso which may not be understood by the cartoonist, but it definitely is related even in the early Disney."

"There is a relationship between cartooning and people like Mir= and Picasso which may not be understood by the cartoonist, but it definitely is related even in the early Disney."

Roy Lichtenstein, American Artist

People, Disney, May

27

"They will say that I, having no literary skill, cannot properly express that which I desire to treat of, but they do not know that my subjects are to be dealt with by experience rather than by words. And [experience] has been the mistress of those who wrote well. And so, as mistress, I will cite her in all cases. Though I may not, like them, be able to quote other authors, I shall rely on that which is much greater and more worthy: on experience, the mistress of their masters."

"They will say that I, having no literary skill, cannot properly express that which I desire to treat of, but they do not know that my subjects are to be dealt with by experience rather than by words. And [experience] has been the mistress of those who wrote well. And so, as mistress, I will cite her in all cases. Though I may not, like them, be able to quote other authors, I shall rely on that which is much greater and more worthy: on experience, the mistress of their masters."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Education, Experience, Learning, Writing, Knowledge

27

"Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long."

"Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long."

Shawn Colvin, American Artist

Life, Cynic, Cynicism, Pleasure

27

"Since the model he so faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture... it is of no interest whether it is an accurate copy of the model."

"Since the model he so faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture... it is of no interest whether it is an accurate copy of the model."

Lucian Freud, British Artist

27

"I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings."

"I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings."

Balthus, French Artist

27

"It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning."

"It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning."

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Observation, Reflection, Insight, Truth

27

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