Quotes by Artists

My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Big Favorite Written Artist Apollo Across
I wanted to build up a name for myself. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Myself Build Name Up Wanted
I had very few friends. There was nobody I could trust. I left home when I was fifteen. I lived in Washington Square Park. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Home Trust Few Park Could Had Nobody Left Friends Very Square Fifteen Washington Lived
I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Young Cartoonist Wanted
My basic influence had probably been Peter Max. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Had Been Max Influence Peter Basic
Charles Saatchi has never liked my work at all. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Work Charles Never Liked
Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction. Jean Dubuffet
Long Unless Says Wearing Oneself Merely Goodbye New Territories Expect Loves Eventual Away Travels Extinction
The computer is very good for me; I can magnify my work very easily. Jean Giraud
Work Good Me Easily Magnify Computer Very
The comics were not only stories to enjoy; for me they were drawings that possessed me. Jean Giraud
Me Enjoy Possessed Drawings Only Comics Were Stories
I try to educate people about materialism through my work. I try to show them real visual luxury. Jeff Koons
Work People Try Luxury Visual About Through Real Educate Materialism Them Show
I went to art school... but I worked at the Museum of Modern Art. I worked in fundraising at the information membership desk. I ended up, over a period of time, doubling the amount of membership revenue that came in through people entering the museum, so people would ask me to come and work for them. Jeff Koons
Work Art Time Me People School Entering Membership Would Through Over Come Period Revenue Came Up Art School Ended Modern Modern Art Information Them Ask Worked Doubling Amount Fundraising Desk Museum
Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place. Jeff Koons
Art Me Better Word Responsibility Believe Able Somehow Better Place Make Effect Place Mankind Should Act Humanitarian
If you have an idea, you have to move on it, to make a gesture. Drawing is an immediate way of articulating that idea - of making a gesture that is both physical and intellectual. Jeff Koons
You Gesture Move On Way Immediate Drawing Physical Both Idea Make Making Intellectual Articulating Move
When people make judgments they close all the possibility around them. Jeff Koons
People Possibility Make Around Judgments Close Them
Feelings are at the basis of all ideas. First you have feelings, and then, through those sensations, it develops into ideas. Jeff Koons
You First Feelings Those Through Develops Ideas Sensations Then Basis
I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous. Jeff Koons
Nervous Become Studio Always Quite Working
I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. That's what I've always done. Jeff Koons
Art Feeling Only Make Always Surrealism Artist Done Want The Only Thing Avant-Garde Themselves Pop Pop Art Connection Thing Enjoyed Honest
I think you always, as an artist, feel like you would like to be more and more specific about your intent and your interests. Jeff Koons
You Think Would About More More And More Feel Like Always Artist Intent Interests Your Specific
I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising. Jeff Koons
Life Art World Personal Life Believe Think Everybody Tremendous Would Involved Advertisement Advertising Art World Personal Media Reservoir Based
I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery. Jeff Koons
Love Art World Economics Morality Arena Generally Taking Around Commercial Representation Place Gallery Based
I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog. Jeff Koons
Art Believe Philosophical Statements Morality Point Underdog Concern Making Trying Gets Psychological Theater Across Speaking Help Showing Socially Here
Art helped give me confidence. Jeff Koons
Art Me Confidence Give Give Me Helped
The Whitney is a museum that has a great rapport with younger artists and the community. Jeff Koons
Great Community Rapport Artists Younger Whitney Museum
Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control. Jeff Koons
You Control Finish Given Up Whenever Artwork Viewer Views Moment
I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects. Jeff Koons
Art Time History Looking Spend Objects More References Art History Than Different Much Actual
I enjoy all mediums, and I have to say, music is the medium that first made me understand how powerful art could be. Jeff Koons
Music Art Me Made First Enjoy Medium Mediums Say Could Powerful Understand How
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