Art Quotes

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Art is anything people do with distinction.

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

Art is the triumph over chaos.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.

Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin' chickens.

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.

I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.