14,373 Quotes About Art

Where does contagion end and art begin?

I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.

I hope to depart in no other way than looking back with love and wistfulness and thinking, oh paintings that I would have made..

Art is long, and Time is fleeting.

Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new film, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul.

A common defect of modern art study is that too many students do not know why they draw.

How to Draw a Picture (XII)Know when you're finished, and when you are, put your pencil or your paintbrush down. All the rest is only life.

Changes in consciousness begin with art and take shape through discussion of art. But the process takes a long time and involves a lot of people working in many small ways.

I believe creativity is a gift that chooses certain persons. Not all are born with this magic. Artists are gurus.When I was little, I always compared artists as the innovation of ancient witches and wizards, that instead of using magic wands or brooms, use brushes. Similar, but different in size.