Quotes by Artists

Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life. Agnes Martin
Happiness Life Beam Feel Being Pull
I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate. Agnes Martin
Ideas Because Very Inaccurate Careful
The Minimalists are idealist. They want to minimize themselves in favor of the ideal... But I just can't. You see, my paintings are not cool. Agnes Martin
You Favor Minimize See Ideal Idealist Just Want Themselves Cool Paintings
If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for? Ai Weiwei
Art People Nothing Pain Sorrow
When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues. Ai Weiwei
Education You World Censorship Internet Strict Young Students True Issues Discussion Cannot View Full Receive
For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself. Ai Weiwei
Myself Me Heart Long Pumping OK Breathe Express
The inner artist is not the voice of reason. The inner artist can have wild and impossible ideas... The inner artist is not the voice of comfort. Alex Grey
Impossible Wild Voice Ideas Comfort Artist Reason Inner
The web of life, love, suffering and death unites all beings. Alex Grey
Life Love Death Suffering Web Beings Unites
What makes Burning Man special is the location: a 9-mile circle of gypsum, an ancient dried ocean bed. The ground is like a flat crust with no plants or insects, a perfect outdoor gallery for monumental interactive sculpture and architecture. Alex Grey
Man Architecture Plants Circle Insects Ocean Location Monumental Ancient Outdoor Dried Perfect Crust Like Makes Bed Interactive Flat Burning Gallery Sculpture Ground Special
If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day. Alex Noble
Service Myself Good Day Nature Peace Thought Action Has-Been Horizons More Inspired Reach Am Ultimate Been Essence Successful Wider
A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels. Andy Goldsworthy
Simple Simplicity Feelings Direct Container Ideas Most Familiar Snowball Us Use Many Many Levels Function Levels
Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again. Andy Warhol
You Thought Once Way Sign See Could Never Got America Same Again Pop
I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.' Andy Warhol
Will Everybody Bored Minutes Never New Line New Line Famous Anymore Use
I want to die with my blue jeans on. Andy Warhol
Die Blue Blue Jeans Want Jeans
Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details. Andy Warhol
You Care Embarrassing Details Someone Take Take Care Most Because Got Dying Happen Your Ever Thing
I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'figment.' Andy Warhol
Thought Own Say My Own Blank Name Like Well Always Epitaph Tombstone Actually
I had a lot of dates but I decided to stay home and dye my eyebrows. Andy Warhol
Home Eyebrows Stay Dates Had Lot Dye Decided
I used to think that everything was just being funny but now I don't know. I mean, how can you tell? Andy Warhol
Funny You Think Everything Tell Know How Just Being Being Funny Mean Used Now
I think Chris Burden is terrific. I really do. Andy Warhol
Burden Think Terrific Really Chris
I did spend a lot of time as a child very confused about whether I had a devil in me, or whether I was in a state of grace. I mean, these ideas are so potent to anybody with half an imagination. Antony Gormley
Time Me Grace Confused Devil Half Imagination State Spend About Potent Had Ideas Lot Very Child Did Anybody Whether Mean
As long as I live I will have control over my being. Artemisia Gentileschi
Will Long Control Live Over Being
Jazz vision is a wordless conversation between musical notes and visual expressions. Barbara Januszkiewicz
Conversation Vision Jazz Musical Visual Between Notes Expressions
Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising. Barbara Januszkiewicz
Music Art Key Vision Jazz Softness Fusion Paradox Exchanges Major Like Real Reflecting Improvising Different Capturing Play Hardness Here
I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle. Barbara Kruger
Life My Life Living Lifestyle Buying
Seeing is no longer believing. The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated with images, we are finally learning that photographs do indeed lie. Barbara Kruger
Truth Learning Lie World Finally Indeed Crisis Has-Been Photographs Seeing Put Longer Bloated Been Very Notion Believing Images
Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. Barbara Kruger
Culture Our Know Irony Listen Whether Saturated
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