1,307 Quotes About Artists

Generationen von Künstlern vor mir haben gesoffen, geflucht, gehurt, Köpfe von Fledermäusen abgebissen, Gitarren zertrümmert, in Fässern gehaust, in öffentlichen Toiletten gewichst, mit Minderjährigen geschlafen, sich die Ohren abgeschnitten, und zwar nicht zuletzt dafür, dass ich mich aufführen kann wie ein infantiler Geisteskranker und die Leute das schulterzuckend mit dem Satz "Er is halt'n Künstler" quittieren.

There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.

Philosophers tell you what they think. Artists show you.

There is no difference between being an artist and being in love.

Artists and intellectuals are not he same animal. This causes a great deal of confusion. Our schools teach educate us intellectually but not artistically. We learn to deconstruct art, not construct it.

When I looked upon the surface of the gently flowing water, each painting that I had burned upon joining the church rose from the waves. I tried to grab them, but they dissolved upon touch.

How does an artist learn enough about life to fill a thimble?""Soli, I'm going to tell you. He needs to go rub his soul against life. ...

I must not undervalue my work simply because I enjoy it. A working artist understands his worth and lives by it.

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his [sic!] time but most people are far behind theirs.