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Artist Quotes
The discipline and feeling behind making art.
This group of quotes describes the artist as someone shaped by training as much as instinct, whether that means starting a project from a visual idea or treating color and sound as tools for emotion. It pairs naturally with our broader Art quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Boxing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors.
- Surprise
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The director Steve McQueen has found a way to constantly include the element of surprise in his work, both as an artist and as a filmmaker.
- Different
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It is one thing for an artist to experiment on a canvas, but it's entirely different to experiment on a living creature.
- Kind
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I was raised to be some kind of artist.
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It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that's how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mustard believes in me so much. It's good to have a mentor that's been through it. Even though he's a producer, he's been a new artist.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had any preconceived ideas about acting, because I always thought I was going to be a visual artist.
- Influence
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Tim Burton is an artist who has had a huge influence on me. I definitely share his sensibility. It's a joyful approach to darkness.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020