William Morris Hunt – “The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate …”
William Morris Hunt best Art Quotes – “The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.”
Art Quotes
Jim Hodges – “When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others,…”
Jim Hodges best Art Quotes – “When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process.”
Willem de Kooning – “An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free …”
Willem de Kooning best Art Quotes – “An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.”
Jay Kay – “I’m not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing m…”
Jay Kay best Art Quotes – “I’m not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don’t tax art. And all my cars are just a collection of art.”
Jim Dine – “My attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It’s a…”
Jim Dine best Art Quotes – “My attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It’s about making the best kind of image I can make, it’s about talking as clearly as I can.”
Robert Mapplethorpe – “To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.…”
Robert Mapplethorpe best Art Quotes – “To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.”
Cyril Connolly – “The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and f…”
Cyril Connolly best Art Quotes – “The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson – “The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning …”
Henri Cartier-Bresson best Art Quotes – “The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.”
Paul Gauguin – “Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherw…”
Paul Gauguin best Art Quotes – “Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?”
Paul Gauguin – “The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive…”
Paul Gauguin best Art Quotes – “The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.”
Robert Indiana – “I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists.…”
Robert Indiana best Art Quotes – “I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists.”
Robert Indiana – “I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but…”
Robert Indiana best Art Quotes – “I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but I’ve done many.”
David Hockney – “What I didn’t know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.…”
David Hockney best Art Quotes – “What I didn’t know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.”
Maurice Chevalier – “An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, unin…”
Maurice Chevalier best Art Quotes – “An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.”
Robert Delaunay – “Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.…”
Robert Delaunay best Art Quotes – “Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.”