Quotes by Artists

A tree against the sky possesses the same interest, the same character, the same expression as the figure of a human. Georges Rouault

Character Sky Tree Possesses Same Human Interest Against Figure Expression

Often pagans, with their eyes wide open, do not see very clearly. Georges Rouault

Eyes See Open Clearly Very Often Wide

Marks on paper are free - free speech - press - pictures all go together I suppose. Georgia O'Keeffe

Together Free Free Speech Paper Press Marks Pictures Suppose Go Speech

I think that an artist is a bit like a computer. He receives information from the world around him and from his past and from his own experiences. And it all goes into the brain. Gerald Scarfe

World Past Own Think Bit Computer He Like Him Around His Brain Goes Artist Experiences Information Receives

And when Roger talks about the frightened ones running away from the bombs, I immediately thought of my days when I was young and I had to wear these gas masks. Gerald Scarfe

Thought Young Immediately Running Running Away Wear About Had Masks Days Talks Roger Frightened Away Bombs Gas

England was incredibly dull and everything exciting seemed to be in America. Gerald Scarfe

Incredibly Everything Seemed Exciting Dull America England

How do I feel about war? Well anybody I guess, I hope, I don't like it. Gerald Scarfe

War Hope Guess About Feel Like Well How Anybody

I mean when I was working shall we say with Disney, you know they sent me the script for the film Hercules and I had to imagine what all the characters looked like. And to develop those characters, so nothing exists visually when I get the script. Gerald Scarfe

So war is an extremely sad business, because the majority of people don't want to be in it. Gerald Scarfe

Sad War Business People Extremely Majority Because Want

Well I was an asthmatic child. So that for most of my childhood I was in bed. Bedridden. Gerald Scarfe

Asthmatic Most Well Bed Child Childhood

You know it's my job to visualize, what is literal or audible, so I designed all the characters, and I designed what they do and how they should do it and so on. Gerald Scarfe

You Job Characters Visualize Know How Literal Should Designed

Art should be serious, not a joke. I don't like to laugh about art. Gerhard Richter

Art Joke Laugh About Like Should Serious

I don't think I can do this - painting under observation. It's the worst thing there is, worse than being in the hospital. Gerhard Richter

Painting Think Worse Worst Worst Thing Hospital Observation Than Being Thing

People won't stop painting, just as they won't stop making music or dancing. This is a facility we have. Children don't stop doing it or having it. On the other hand, it seems we don't need painting anymore. Culture is more interested in entertaining people. Gerhard Richter

A father draws boundaries and calls a halt, whenever necessary. As I didn't have that, I was able to stay childishly naive that much longer - so I did what I liked, because there was nobody stopping me, even when I got it wrong. Gerhard Richter

I don't believe in God. Gerhard Richter

God Believe

I have always been structured. What has changed is the proportions. Now it is eight hours of paperwork and one of painting. Gerhard Richter

Painting Changed Paperwork Structured Proportions Hours Always Been Eight Now