Top 496 Art Quotes

I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved 'isms' and twists.

Jerry Saltz

As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.

As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.

Richard Louv

I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

Steven Pressfield

The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.

The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.

Harold Rosenberg

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.

Michelangelo

The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me.

The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me.

Norman McLaren

Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions. Whether it is food, art, language or any other facet of cultural life, Asian Americans have made our city and our country stronger and richer.

Nydia Velazquez

I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form, is the foundation of the Byrds. We were all from a folk background. We considered ourselves folk singers even when we strapped on electric instruments and dabbled in different things.

Roger McGuinn

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Joseph Conrad

People in misery is what most important in art.

People in misery is what most important in art.

Zhang Yimou

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