Quotes about artist
artist great-art thinker
The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers. Henri Frederic Amiel
artist impact relief
It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims, and in my case it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist. The harm done is often difficult to repair. Cat Stevens
artist novelists benefits
The greatest benefit we owe to the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies. George Eliot
artist track persons
Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do. Gina Bellman
artist mad cleveland
I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad. Harvey Pekar
artist excellence cost
When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like 'The Artist' that costs $14 million, has to go out and compete with movies that cost $140 million. How does David deal with Goliath? Harvey Weinstein
artist able great-artist
I've never been able to understand where great artists come from. Harold Prince
artist self secret
For the artist, fulfillment of self consists not in marching in the ranks of the liberators but in being entered in the roll of the Masters. The artist tends to find himself in the position of a deserter from his social group or, at best, one who collaborates, with secret reservations. Harold Rosenberg
artist self paint
The artist is obliged to invent the self who will paint his pictures.
artist biographies painting
A painting that is an act is inseparable from the biography of the artist.
artist today essentials
Today, each artist must undertake to invent himself, a lifelong act of creation that constitutes the essential content of the artist's work.
artist persons
An artist is a person who has invented an artist.
artist ideas creating
I like the idea of the artist going out in the world, creating a dialogue James De La Vega
artist people privilege
I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a huge privilege for me to be a journalist. James Daly
artist ideas emotion
It's really the artist in me that loves the idea of an image and an image that provokes an emotion. Jaime King
artist people world
By the time I was 9, I had the conviction that everybody in the world was an artist except plumbers or people who delivered groceries. Jacques Barzun
artist air house
I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house. Jackie DeShannon
artist effort made
There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist. Jackie Cooper
artist style environment
As an artist, you take things from your environment, and there's going to be a style coming out of your environment. Jack White
artist paint produce
I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all commercial artists.
artist frustration careers
You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can connect with. Once you accomplish that voice/style people are clamoring for, you will become bored doing it.
artist eagles able
Like the eagle, we (artists) must be able to see clearly.
artist thinking
Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves. Isaac Hanson
artist want generations
One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.
artist design designer
This is what I like about being a designer: You can't really get it until you see it. Isaac Mizrahi
artist sea cities
As artists and traders in medieval cities began to form organizations, they instituted tough initiation ceremonies. Journeymen in Bergen, Norway, were shoved down a chimney, thrown three times into the sea, and soundly whipped. Such rites made belonging to the guild or corporation more precious to those who were accepted, and survived. Isaac Asimov
artist years musician
I've had my bubblegum years and I did them well. Now it's time to come back as the woman, artist, and musician that I am without apologizing. Irene Cara
artist years careers
This has been a long and tiring battle for 10 years. And I'm glad it's finally resolved. My principles and reputation as a creative artist were involved here-it wasn't just about the royalties. I can now look foward to getting on with my career.
artist barbie-dolls trying
I don't like being under someone elses thumb. I'm very supportive of other female artists, especially those trying to make their own statement... trying to do what they want instead of being someone else's Barbie doll.
artist blood careers
What record companies do these days is drain the blood dry of an album, take six singles off it, and harm the longevity of artists' careers by doing it. Elton John
artist tree woods
Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees as an artist.
artist people joy
Artists know that you can take an advertising sign and make something joyful with it. It's sometimes hard for people who don’t make things to understand labor and joy and attention and whimsy. Ellen Gallagher
artist lineage mood
I had this sense that I was part of, sort of a lineage of artists and writers through history that have had mood disorders. Ellen Forney