1,307 Quotes About Artists

Every parent is an artist, but not every artist is apparent.

Fascinated by the great symbols of the collective history, I use them as an alphabet to communicate.

She preferred the quiet solitary atmosphere, to create in her own world of paint and colour, the thrill of anticipating how her works would turn out as she eyed the blank sheets of paper or canvas before starting her next masterpiece. How satisfying it was to mess around in paint gear, without having to worry about spills, starch or frills, that was the life!

For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead.

The value of an artist is more because of his originality than his skill.

Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.

Do you know why we have the sunflowers? It’s not because Vincent van Gogh suffered. It’s because Vincent van Gogh had a brother who loved him. Through all the pain, he had a tether, a connection to the world. And that is the focus of the story we need – connection.

Art is nothing more than creating an emotion in your own form.

I've never been somewhere I belonged, but there are places where I think I could be happy. Like San Francisco. Well, do art museums count? Because I feel like I belong in them.