Quotes by Artist | Beyond Motive 5/59

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"The essence of a man is found in his faults."

"The essence of a man is found in his faults."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Mistake, Faults, Man

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"If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait."

"If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait."

Diego Rivera, Mexican Artist

Hurt, Obvious, Woman

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"When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort."

"When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort."

Kevyn Aucoin, American Artist

Life, Men, Women, Comfort

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"In '38, this time I did a job for Mr. Stryker. I went on his payroll at about half the salary I was getting before, to cover what he called Harvest in Ohio."

"In '38, this time I did a job for Mr. Stryker. I went on his payroll at about half the salary I was getting before, to cover what he called Harvest in Ohio."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Time, Harvest, Job

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"There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation."

"There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation."

Bridget Riley, British Artist

Time, Belief, Open, Reality

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"The first time it felt really dangerous, like the sort of thing you had to lock the doors and close the curtains on because if anybody saw you, God would strike you down with a thunderbolt. But I took to it like a duck to water."

"The first time it felt really dangerous, like the sort of thing you had to lock the doors and close the curtains on because if anybody saw you, God would strike you down with a thunderbolt. But I took to it like a duck to water."

Jamie Muir, British Artist

Time, God, First, Water

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"I don't ask for an apology because it's only tomorrow's fish-and-chip paper."

"I don't ask for an apology because it's only tomorrow's fish-and-chip paper."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

Apology, Fish, Tomorrow

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"It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery."

"It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Car, Driving, Feet, Film

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"Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind."

"Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind."

Bridget Riley, British Artist

Attention, Consciousness, Focus, Freedom

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"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth."

"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth."

John Singer Sargent, American Artist

Painting, Wrong

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"Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far."

"Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

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"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Fear, Perfection

59

"My painting carries with it the message of pain."

"My painting carries with it the message of pain."

Frida Kahlo, Mexican Artist

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"You are lost the moment you know what the result will be."

"You are lost the moment you know what the result will be."

Juan Gris, Spanish Artist

Uncertainty, Result, Will

58

"You have to understand the nature of light."

"You have to understand the nature of light."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

58

"I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you."

"I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you."

Frida Kahlo, Mexican Artist

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"Art is a harmony parallel with nature."

"Art is a harmony parallel with nature."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Nature, Art, Harmony

58

"But when I worked on a painting I would do it from a drawing but I would put certain things I was fairly sure I wanted in the painting, and then collage on the painting with printed dots or painted paper or something before I really committed it."

"But when I worked on a painting I would do it from a drawing but I would put certain things I was fairly sure I wanted in the painting, and then collage on the painting with printed dots or painted paper or something before I really committed it."

Roy Lichtenstein, American Artist

58

"I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others."

"I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

58

"I have sworn to die painting."

"I have sworn to die painting."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

58

"The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy."

"The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy."

Florence Scovel Shinn, American Artist

Life, Thoughts, Accuracy, Deeds

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"No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes."

"No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes."

Kathe Kollwitz, German Artist

58

"A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories."

"A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

58

"Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life."

"Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Death, Life, Angels, Insanity

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"Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash."

"Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

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"I made a photograph of a garden in Kyoto, the Zen garden, which is a rectangle. But a photograph taken from any one point will not show, well it shows a rectangle, but not with ninety degree angles."

"I made a photograph of a garden in Kyoto, the Zen garden, which is a rectangle. But a photograph taken from any one point will not show, well it shows a rectangle, but not with ninety degree angles."

David Hockney, English Artist

Gardening, Garden, Will, Zen

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"The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands."

"The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Art, Universe, Creation, Vision

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"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Philosophy, Art, Truth, Lie

58

"If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock."

"If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock."

Gustav Klimt, Austrian Artist

Painting, Weather, Wood

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"A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself."

"A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Self-Perception, Portraits

57

"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

57

"I've also been willing to share any help that I could give to any other artist."

"I've also been willing to share any help that I could give to any other artist."

Kenneth Noland, American Artist

Collaboration, Help

57

"Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence."

"Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

Disorder, Magnificence

57

"I've been slagged off completely by the art world."

"I've been slagged off completely by the art world."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

57

"Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation."

"Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Art, Society, Work, People

57

"Contrast is what makes photography interesting."

"Contrast is what makes photography interesting."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Photography, Contrast

57

"Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem."

"Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Music, Shadows, Writing

57

"Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali."

"Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Experience, Being, Pleasure

57

"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

57

"But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things."

"But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

57

"I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation."

"I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation."

Jerry West, American Artist

Job, Occupation

56

"It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke."

"It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Cinema, Emotions, Metaphors, Words

56

"King Crimson were the only really famous band I'd been in."

"King Crimson were the only really famous band I'd been in."

Jamie Muir, British Artist

56

"Being alone is very difficult."

"Being alone is very difficult."

Yoko Ono, American Artist

56

"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."

"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Art, Work, Emotion

56

"With an apple I will astonish Paris."

"With an apple I will astonish Paris."

Paul Cezanne, French Artist

Astonishment, Paris, Will

56

"Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory."

"Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Money, Glory, Nothing

56

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

56

"I almost bumped into Alec Baldwin and then turned around and Paris Hilton was standing there. And I was like, 'Look, it's stupid spoiled whore.'"

"I almost bumped into Alec Baldwin and then turned around and Paris Hilton was standing there. And I was like, 'Look, it's stupid spoiled whore.'"

Trey Parker, American Artist

Celebrity, Paris

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"The least touchable object in the world is the eye."

"The least touchable object in the world is the eye."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

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