The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. – Novalis
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. – Henry Moore
Art is the daughter of freedom. – Friedrich Schiller
Every artist writes his own autobiography. – Havelock Ellis
When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. – Robert Mapplethorpe
The perfection of art is to conceal art. – Quintilian
My painting does not come from the easel. – Jackson Pollock
Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. – Stephen Sondheim
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. – Henri Matisse
Wherever art appears, life disappears. – Robert Motherwell
An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. – Edgard Varese
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor. – Paul Getty
I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me. – Roy Lichtenstein
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above. – Cyril Connolly
Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. – Edward Steichen
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. – Robert Mapplethorpe
My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative process. – Tadao Ando
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. – Jerzy Kosinski
Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home. – Gwendolyn Brooks
I think about my work every minute of the day. – Jeff Koons
