Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind. Bridget Riley absorbattentionconsciousness Change image and share on social
Painters must speak through paint, not through words. Hans Hofmann paintpainterspeak Change image and share on social
Painters of paintings, writers of books, never could tell the half. Lorenz Hart bookhalfpainter Change image and share on social
Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters. Kazimir Malevich anecdotearchaeologistattorney Change image and share on social
Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully. Pierre Loti faithfullyindustriouslymusic Change image and share on social
Painting and photography keep the creative channel open, and for an actor, it's to keep alive, it's to keep awake, it's to keep watching, it's to keep feeling, it's to keep enjoying, to keep that sensuality of feeling alive. Charlotte Rampling actoraliveawake share on social
Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with not just his own hands, but brains, imagination, heart maybe. Philip Guston archaicbrainform share on social
Painting and writing are solitary arts. Conrad Hall artpaintsolitary Change image and share on social
Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless. Peter Doig interestpainttimeless Change image and share on social
Painting bodies with the patterns of Kusama's hallucinations obliterated their individual selves and returned them to the infinite universe. Yayoi Kusama bodyhallucinationindividual Change image and share on social
