Artists Quotes Quotes

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”
― Martha Graham

“Do you know why we have the sunflowers? It’s not because Vincent van Gogh suffered. It’s because Vincent van Gogh had a brother who loved him. Through all the pain, he had a tether, a connection to the world. And that is the focus of the story we need – connection.”
― Hannah Gadsby

“Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.”
― Oliver Gaspirtz

“I hope to depart in no other way than looking back with love and wistfulness and thinking, oh paintings that I would have made..”
― Vincent van Gogh

“Thanks for your encouraging words. But I know the grim realities of being an artist. Most of us would never make a mark in this world. Nearly all of us would be living in oblivion and would face utter neglect by society. You know what? I am prepared for that. It doesn’t matter whether people laud and appreciate my artistic skills or not. Or whether I live a life of non-recognition. I expect nothing. One becomes a true artist only when one creates art just for the sake of it and not for monetary gains or approval from people. I want to become a true artist. Yes, that would give me happiness.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

“Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency.”
― Shah Asad Rizvi

“Life is an affair of mystery; shared with companions of music, dance and poetry.”
― Shah Asad Rizvi

“A great textile, like the William Morris Strawberry Thief, is a piece of art, but it takes a lot of time to make a piece of art. It isn't simply design either. You have to understand the fabrics and what they can bear. You have to understand the dyeing process and how to achieve certain colors and what will make the color last through the ages. If you make a mistake, you might have to begin again."
"I don't think I know Strawberry Thief," Sadie said.
"One moment," Mrs. Watanabe said. Mrs. Watanabe went into her bedroom, and she returned with a little footstool that was upholstered in a reproduction of Strawberry Thief. The pattern depicted birds and strawberries in a garden, and although Sadie hadn't known the name, she recognized the print when she saw it.
"This was William Morris's garden. These were his strawberries. Those were birds he knew. No designer had ever used red or yellow in an indigo discharge dyeing technique before. He must have had to start over many times to get the colors right. This fabric is not just a fabric. It's the story of failure and of perseverance, of the discipline of a craftsman, of the life of an artist.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer.”
― Shah Asad Rizvi

“If you’re to choose to paint your life today... What will it be? Remember, you’re the artist, not the canvas.”
― Val Uchendu

“Artists are haunted souls.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Be true to the artist in you and the art will be true to you.”
― Christina Strigas, A Book of Chrissyisms

“Time is an artist; it reveals the masterpiece hidden within every passing moment.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“In a fucked up world, creativity is our badass remedy, stitching our wounds and offering an escape route. It's not just art; it's a rebellion that saves lives and kicks the soul into healing.”
― Jenaitre Farquharson

“I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?”
― Vincent van Gogh

“Within your soul is an inextinguishable light.”
― Tyler Max Redding, Igniting The Darkness: A Collection of Light Painting Art

“Art puts me trough life
and trough art I see life.”
― Laura Chouette

“Students of painting should spend a lot of time in front of real paintings for the same reason that students of writing should read a lot of good books!”
― Kendall Buster and Paula Crawford

“The True Self is an artist.”
― Laurie E. Smith, Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice

“No matter how it happens, as our creative thread evolves, something new begins to be released on its own into the world. The very fact that we, as its guardians, have brought it out into the light changes our history and our own personal perceptions of what is possible for us and our lives.”
― Laurie E. Smith, Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice

“An artist bears no gender.”
― Don Santo

“because time is cruel to all, and curler still to artists. because visions weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades... Because happiness is brief and history is lasting and in the end...everyone wants to be remembered”
― V.E. Schenk

“If your passion for art is genuine, you'll always find time for it because art has the power to bring you "happiness”
― Raigon Stanley

“When artists choose to support rather than compete, they forge bonds of artistic kinship that transcend envy, laying the foundation for a legacy of collective brilliance.”
― Henry Johnson Jr

“Your life is your life
don't let it be clubbed into dank
submission
Be on the watch.
There are ways out.
There is a light somewhere.”
― Charles Bukowski, Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories

“This is the problem with creative people; their self-image is divided into two parts - one thinks they're a genius who will one day create a masterpiece of such breathtaking brilliance that it will still be discussed with reverence hundreds of years later; the other part thinks they are trash raccoons rooting around in the dark and coming up with nothing but more trash. There is no in-between. It's either 'super genius' or 'trash raccoon,' and somehow these parts coexist within the head of one very tortured artist.”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“And a painting could be
a beautiful poem in vain,
But poetry is simply
romanticizing the pain.”
― Ritu Negi, Ethereal

“It’s a peculiar thing...that the true origin of one’s desire to create, the initial kindling of inspiration, that first generative seed, is always more or less unknown. The source of one’s creativity seems to evade a clear-cut understanding. No clear analysis can be made. It’s too subjective, too multifaceted. An artist can recount their reasons for what might have given them the idea to paint, sing, or write about this thing or that, but it remains a mystery how one person can experience the strange, inexplicable wave that leads to an idea, and then is pushed further by an impulse to pick up a tool and give birth to that idea, while another person, simply, cannot.”
― Nettie Magnan, Dropseed: The Story of Three Sad Women

“The Art of Cooking.
I think creating a dish is an art of seduction. You imagine a taste and you play with your taste buds as if you are touching a part of him that speaks of desire. Revelling in the strength of a taste or savouring the caress of an aroma. Your tongue bearing the experience while your eyes can only feast on envy.”
― Mystqx Skye, Bared - Beneath a Myriad of Skies

“A good artist does not need to speak, because his work speaks for him!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan