5001 quotes by artists for you to enjoy

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. Paul Cezanne

Strength Own Awareness Our Makes Modest Us

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality. Paul Cezanne

Gives Individuality Makes Concrete Artist Them Things

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain. Paul Cezanne

Strong Isolation Uncertain

I allow no one to touch me. Paul Cezanne

Me Touch Allow No-One

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed. Paul Klee

Work Art Remember Looking Significant More Sacrificed Had Any

When a kid graduates from being the youngest in a family to being a big brother or sister, there's an amazing transformation. They have to make a big effort, and when they accept their new position in the family, everybody breathes a sigh of relief. All of a sudden they seem bigger, and they seem smarter, and they feel good about it, too. Peggy Rathmann

Good Family Feel Good Amazing Big Sister Transformation Too Everybody Kid Sigh Relief Brother About Seem Feel Smarter New Make Accept Big Brother Effort Graduates Being Bigger Breathes Youngest Sudden Position

My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. Petra Collins

Art Personality Fluid Just Place Lens

I should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly. Pierre Bonnard

Myself Year Young Wings Like Should Painters Butterfly Present

Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative. Piet Mondrian

Abstract Art Art Pure Neither Abstract Dogmatic Just Decorative

Reality only appears to us tragical because of the disequilibrium and confusion of its appearances. Piet Mondrian

Reality Confusion Only Because Us Appearances Appears

My father and I rarely saw eye to eye when I was growing up. We saw the world differently. It was only when we were both adults that we were able to share spectacles. However, football, and particularly the World Cup, was when we, enemy combatants, could traverse trenches and be together. Rabih Alameddine

Together Enemy World Father Trenches Saw Eye Able Rarely Only Both Could Adult Football Share Particularly However Were Cup Up Growing Growing Up World Cup Traverse Differently Spectacles

I love thinking of cartoon characters feeling really real feelings. And I love to do that, not just as a fan, but as a creator, so if people want to look for those levels, they're actually there. Rebecca Sugar

Love People Feeling Feelings Thinking Those Characters Cartoon Cartoon Characters Look Real Just Want Fan Really Creator Actually Levels

I want a painting to be difficult to do. The more obstacles, obstructions, problems - if they don't overwhelm - the better. I would like to feel that I am involved at any stage of the painting with all its moments, not just this 'now' moment where a superficial grace is so available. Richard Diebenkorn

Grace Better Problems Stage Painting Difficult Would Superficial More Feel Obstacles Like Involved Am Overwhelm Any Just Where Want Available Moment Moments Now

I am just a bit player, a seaman doing his part like all the seamen out there. Richard Phillips

Bit Out Part Like Am Doing His Just Seaman Player

I don't think a lot of people realized that piracy is out there, and it's not a Disney-esque or Johnny Depp-esque type of thing. Richard Phillips

People Think Type Out Johnny Lot Piracy Realized Thing

These pirates are evolving, and we must stay with the curve and evolve with them to stop these incidents from happening. Richard Phillips

Evolve Evolving Must Stay Pirates Stop Happening Curve Them Incidents

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that. Robert Crumb

You Men Leaders Begets Get Want Then Who Violence Violent

I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living. Robert Henri

Life Art Living Making Am Making A Living Interested Means

I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore. Robert Rauschenberg

Work Time People Words Try Think Those Possibilities Bored Rather Direction Ideas Know Until Accept Another Understand How Am Lot Up Irresistible Stop Formed Then Use Ignore Appetite

A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights pulling at the arms of a pair of scales. Rudolf Arnheim

Other Way Scales System Weights Like Arms Forces Arranged Equilibrium Such A Way Each Pair Compensate Two Pulling

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