Artist Quotes

In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of the formal qualities is only a sign of the measure of the artist's obsession with his subject; the form is always in proportion to the obsession.

I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. I wrote a lot of stories and poetry and... I had a desire to create always. And I always had a desire to show my work.

I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

But if you have a point of view and you're an artist or a writer, it's kind of crazy to not take advantage of that, especially if you can do something that's entertaining as well. I've done a number of things like that over the years.

How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.

There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist.

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.

My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person.

I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.

The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.

Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist.

No one likes to work for free. To copy an artist's work and download it free is stealing. It's hard work writing and recording music, and it's morally wrong to steal it.

As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information.

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist.

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself.

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.