1,307 Quotes About Artists

The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple — to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.

Being an intuitive creative comes with a lot of emotional enlightenment. But, sometimes, the society misunderstands you; leaving only those who are on the same wavelength tuned in to your channels.

Because art is an inward representation of the artist, artistic creation can never be anything other than an instrument of adoration, reverence, and revelation of the artist’s mind.

Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly.

When it comes to a wedding, all women are artists and the least shading out of synch with their creative thought can make or break their magnum opus. It makes it worse when one of them is actually an artist.

A life of working dutifully to secure acquisitions tends to dull the intelligence and creativity of a human being. The ultimate goal of an ingenious person is to expand human consciousness by growing into his or her surroundings and realizing how their spiritual essence does not stand in isolation.

Thoughts, words, and deeds – three types of intentional expressions – reflect the actions of people endowed with the components that define our essential humanity, namely consciousness, memory, and emotional indexes

Creativity takes courage. It takes courage to bare your soul for the world. It's like taking off your armor, although you know people have pointy sticks that they love to jab into soft flesh.

I think that most artists scorned would prefer to be known as the one with the genius brain risking no career over the one with the good brain and great career.