Quotes about artist
artist touching shadow
Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil. Gilbert K. Chesterton
artist age becoming
At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth. Harry Seidler
artist joy curiosity
How did I come to be an artist ? Endless curiosity, observation, research - and a great amount of joy in the thing George Grosz
artist phrases use
The selective instinct of the artist tells him when his language should be homely, and when it should be more elevated; and it is precisely in the imperceptible blending of the plain with the ornate that a great writer is distinguished. He uses the simplest phrases without triviality, and the grandest without a suggestion of grandiloquence. George Henry Lewes
artist men imagination
Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.
artist vision tests
The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power.
artist perspective comedian
Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world. Harland Williams
artist pay life-is
To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist. H. R. Giger
artist trying looks
I have the gift of neither the spoken nor the written word, especially if I have to say something about myself or my work. Whoever wants to know something about me -as an artist, the only notable thing- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am and what I want to do. Gustav Klimt
artist want looks
Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.
artist musical age
I wanted to be an artist, but at age 11, somehow all this musical knowledge and information and love for music that I had came out, and then suddenly it was very clear that I wanted to be a musician of some sort. Gunther Schuller
artist trying use
As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists. Gus Van Sant
artist desire conquer
[To be an artist,] this desire to conquer all with images. Gunter Grass
artist oscars lost
A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish. Jim Broadbent
artist broken answers
It was from the artists and poets that the pertinent answers came, and I know that panic would have broken loose had they been able to compare notes. H. P. Lovecraft
artist critics
An artist who theorizes about his work is no longer artist but critic. H. G. Wells
artist wish bombs
You have, let us say, a promising politician, a rising artist that you wish to destroy. Dagger or bomb are archaic, clumsy and unreliable - but teach him, inoculate him with chess.
artist creative pushing
What drives me is to still feel creative and like I'm pushing myself as an artist. JC Chasez
artist hands attention
Whoever said that artists shouldn't pay attention to their business was probably someone w/their hand in some artist's pocket. Jay-Z
artist people done
People who don't know you, you don't know their motives. They smile at you all day, "Oh, that's great. You've done it again! You're the greatest!" And that's not good for an artist.
artist careers radio
I consider myself very lucky indeed to have had the career I have. I listen to the radio now and you can't tell artists apart. Jay Kay
artist obamacare confusion
Con artists are using Obamacare confusion to sign people up for fake health insurance. The scammers lure victims with false promises like, 'If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan.' The scammers will tell you that, so you have to be careful. Jay Leno
artist favorite-artist fields
Merce is my favorite artist in any field, Jasper Johns
artist wonderful century
How wonderful it feels to be an artist and a woman in the twentieth century, Muriel Spark
artist wonder lost
everything happens to an artist; time is always redeemed, nothing is lost and wonders never cease.
artist wife four
Women in drudgery knew They must be one of four: Whores, artists, saints, and wives. There are composite lives that women always live Muriel Rukeyser
artist knows
I don't know many artists who are happy with themselves all of the time. Moby
artist people sitting
I know some stories about "liberation" and stuff that's been liberated by people who turn around and get on their soapbox about how it's unfair that the artists didn't benefit while they're sitting on stuff that they "liberated," but that's another story for another time.
artist creating giving
I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go. Mika
artist marmite reactions
Mixed reactions? Sure, I get them all the time. I'm a Marmite artist.
artist looks mercury
I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.
artist people facts
When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of place you.
artist voice substance
A movement only becomes a movement of substance, size, and power when the artists say 'we want to add our voice.' Kumi Naidoo