I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.
Numerous are the posthumous museums and memorials devoted exclusively to one artist, architect or author and designed to preserve or artificially reconstruct the namesake's original working or living conditions.
To the question how one kind of labor can be measured against another, how the labor of the artisan can be measured against the labor of the artist, how the labor of the strong can be measured against the labor of the weak, the communists can give no answer.
Far from wishing to awaken the artist in the pupil prematurely, the teacher considers it his first task to make him a skilled artisan with sovereign control of his craft.
It is hard to separate the art from the artist.
I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.
I am not a black artist, I am an artist.
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.
Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.
The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.
The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas.
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.
The function of the artist is to invent, not to chronicle.
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.