A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it. Corita Kent answerableharmonyinside share on social
A painting is finished when the subject comes back, when what has caused the painting to be made comes back as an object. Howard Hodgkin backcausefinish Change image and share on social
A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't much point in having it. Lila Acheson Wallace livemanpaint Change image and share on social
A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape. Paul Scofield apemeanpaint Change image and share on social
A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture - the feelings, the brushstrokes - more than describing somebody. People latch on to the personalities when they talk about my work and forget the other parts. Elizabeth Peyton brushstrokedescribedescriptive share on social
A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for. Damien Hirst costincreasemake Change image and share on social
A painting should be tough; it should have muscle, but I have to find some tenderness in it, too. There has to be that dynamic. Gary Hume dynamicfindmuscle Change image and share on social
A painting that doesn't shock isn't worth painting. Marcel Duchamp paintshockworth Change image and share on social
A painting that is well composed is half finished. Pierre Bonnard composefinishhalf Change image and share on social
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. Friedrich Nietzsche curelovepair Change image and share on social
