Artist Gauguin Quotes

This is the problem with time ... It doesn't follow its own rules. It stretches or compresses at will. It's either a lingering house guest or an escape artist. ~ Helen Humphreys

It's very true that an artist who networks well will have better opportunities than one who doesn't network well. But great networking skills without great art won't change art history. ~ Mark Kostabi

For me, the gallery legitimates the art production and helps build collections. I don't think an artist should do everything by himself forever. I did it for years and then slowly built my circle of trust. ~ JR

An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally. ~ Seth Godin

All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds! ~ Yoko Ono

Life is a blank canvas, use your imagination to color. ~ Rupal Asodaria

You've got major artists releasing albums on their own and eschewing the major system. I think that breeds excitement and creativity. ~ Elijah Wood

The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire. ~ Dave Gibbons

Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do. ~ Gina Bellman

In these electric times the criminal receives a cosmopolitan reputation. It is a privilege he shares with few other artists. ~ Israel Zangwill

When I need some striking inspiration about deep depression for my new painting, I just need to go to check my bank account ... ~ Hiroko Sakai

If you're going to be an artist, real life is your inspiration. ~ Madonna Ciccone

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. ~ Richard Diebenkorn

To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away. ~ Akira Kurosawa

I'm convinced that, in the end, art is not for the artist but for their fellow man. ~ George Rickey

I've always sort of marveled at our ability to chat and match, because of, I come, honestly I think of myself of as a little bit of hack, and think like that, and I think of her [Mia Michaels] as an artist. ~ Adam Shankman

It's always good when you can bring two artists together who are totally different. ~ Fantasia Barrino

An artist should not fall in love with another artist. ~ Marina Abramovic

To understand an artist is to be a genius. ~ Andrew Lakey

Creation is the artist's true function; where there is no creation there is no art. ~ Henri Matisse

I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living ~ Georges St-Pierre

The primary role of the music industry is to have artists be heard above the rest. It's a big needle in a haystack problem. The Internet has the service and tools to find the needle in a haystack. ~ Ali Partovi

I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully. ~ Meher Baba

Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said - and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his band, and all who loved him. ~ Barack Obama

If one can't be a great artist or a great soldier, the next best thing is to be a great criminal. ~ F Scott Fitzgerald

To create a work of art, great or small, is work, hard work, and work requires discipline and order. ~ Madeleine L'Engle

I have for many years endeavored to make this vital truth clear; and still people marvel when I tell them that I am happy. They imagine that my limitations weigh heavily upon my spirit, and chain me to the rock of despair. Yet, it seems to me, happiness has very little to do with the senses. If we make up our minds that this is a drab and purposeless universe, it will be that, and nothing else. On the other hand, if we believe that the earth is ours, and that the sun and moon hang in the sky for our delight, there will be joy upon the hills and gladness in the fields because the Artist in our souls glorifies creation. Surely, it gives dignity to life to believe that we are born into this world for noble ends, and that we have a higher destiny than can be accomplished within the narrow limits of this physical life. ~ Helen Keller

You can't put a leash on me. I'm unleashable! ~ Tiffany Winfree

I was working with a great actress - a superior artist in every way - and she really liked Celine Dion. I tried very hard, but I couldn't understand it. I just can't listen to Celine Dion! So I guess music is a deal breaker. ~ John Cusack

Few people know that I am also an artist; I truly enjoy sketching and drawing. ~ Sonakshi Sinha

I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy.
I'm tired of driving till I see stars in my eyes. ~ Lana Del Rey

Yet we allow our historical sympathy to override our aesthetic discrimination. We offer flowers of approbation when the artist is safely laid in his grave. ~ Okakura Kakuzo

A time will come when people will think I am a myth, or rather something the newspapers have made up. ~ Paul Gauguin

I mean everything's a lot more smoother. It's just calm. IN the beginning, I had the typical attitude of a young rapper makin money ... ya know I was the partyin guy ... I was the guy wit the girls ... all the extra that came wit the game ... it's up to the artist to know when to say when. You can't live that kind of lifestyle forever ... I learn from the other people's mistake. I know when to say no. You learn to make the right decisions and pick the right choices. That's all that's really changed. ~ The Notorious B.I.G.