1,307 Quotes About Artists

Safe art may soothe us, but it will never transform us.

When respecting the statue of a venerable person, don't forget to respect the artist too who made that statue!

I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration.

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

Freedom is the soul of art.

Artists have a love affair with the invisible.

The picture is a flash of color stories. No one can imagine a picture that has no story.

If you participate in life, you don’t see it clearly: you suffer from it too much or enjoy it too much. The artist, to my way of thinking, is a monstrosity, something outside nature. All the misfortunes Providence inflicts on him come from his stubborness in denying that maxim.

We add more soul to this universe with our art!