5001 quotes by artists for you to enjoy

I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free. Andrew Wyeth

Work Truth Fly Free Imagination Bit Out Must Foot Put Then

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of the connections between place and snowball. Andy Goldsworthy

Me Better Made Seen Think Way Hidden Could Had Between Know Around Makes Been Walked Times Snowball Same Sites Place Then Use Many Connections Now Streets

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it. Andy Goldsworthy

Relationship Energy Difficult Pandering Complex Critical Fine Fine Line Between Line Artist Explain Public Using Creatively

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far. Andy Goldsworthy

Balance Try Achieve Will Three Too Enough Those About Firing Between React Go Stones Far Differently Four

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames. Andy Goldsworthy

Fire Become About Am Cautious Heat Flames Interested Theatrical Using

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose. Andy Goldsworthy

Project Though Something Purpose Part Accept Confrontation

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another. Andy Goldsworthy

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I was brought up on the edge of Leeds, five miles from the city centre-on one side were fields and on the other, the city. Andy Goldsworthy

People Edge Other Side City Brought Were Leeds Up Five Done Realise Places Urban Fields Miles Many Works

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form. Andy Goldsworthy

Once Out Possible Reconstruct Mentally Fired Still Stone Form Original

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer. Andy Goldsworthy

Nature Late Summer Top Finding About Something Powerful Come Occasionally Very June Mountain Patch Snow May Across Last

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s. Andy Goldsworthy

Mother First Put Freeze Snowball Deep Early Early 20s

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. Andy Goldsworthy

Our Red Also Content Blood Iron Stone Which Reason Why

I'm for mechanical art. When I took up silk screening, it was to more fully exploit the preconceived image through the commercial techniques of multiple reproduction. Andy Warhol

Art Took Silk More Through Up Commercial Preconceived Screening Reproduction Exploit Fully Mechanical Multiple Techniques Image

I've been invited to the White House about five times. I think the greatest thing would be if they actually invited everybody to the White House every night... they'd just take about 500 people a night. Everybody would just love this country because it's so thrilling to go there. It really is. Andy Warhol

Love People Country White White House Every Think Everybody Would Would-Be About Thrilling Take Invited House Because Greatest Go Been Greatest Thing Five Times Just Really Actually Thing Every Night Night

I never understood why when you died, you didn't just vanish, everything could just keep going on the way it was only you just wouldn't be there. 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

You Thought Own Everything Way Say Vanish My Own Only Could Blank Never Name Like Well Always Understood Died Going Just Epitaph Keep Keep Going Why Tombstone Actually

So many people seem to prefer my silver-screenings of movie stars to the rest of my work. It must be the subject matter that attracts them, because my death and violence paintings are just as good. Andy Warhol

Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Andy Warhol

Love Love Is Reality Better Than Fantasy Much

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible. Andy Warhol

Best You Business Employees Dates Pick Make Always Up Them

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