Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become. – John O’Donohue To Bless the Space Beween Us: A Book of Blessings (Benedictus in Europe).
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him. – Gustave Flaubert
In Paris, I met a young American person who immediately became the primary inspiration which awakened my vision and the leading influence that had directed my forces. Throughout my career as an artist, I refer to this person by the word ‘Woman.’ – Gaston Lachaise
I see a curator as a catalyst, generator and motivator – a sparring partner, accompanying the artist while they build a show, and a bridge builder, creating a bridge to the public. – Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Being a pop-leaning, female artist, you’d think that I’d have my record company breathing down my neck and trying to control everything I’m doing. Actually, they’ve just kind of let me take the wheel. – Halsey
For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I’m taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you’re doing yourself an injustice. – Giovanni Ribisi
I’ve always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you’ve got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn’t supposed to be easy. – Henry Rollins
I don’t think radio is selling records like they used to. They’d hawk the song and hawk the artist and you’d get so excited, you’d stop your car and go into the nearest record store. – Herb Alpert
I’m vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you’d get any feedback. – Howard Hodgkin
Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist. – Georges Seurat
I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic called ‘disBAND,’ told me, ‘I think I just found your next favorite artist to adore.’ He sent me The Weeknd, and he was completely spot on. The Weeknd is literally on every playlist I have. – Hannah Simone
For me, the best way to be as an artist is to be completely yourself, letting that vulnerability come through. – Gretchen Parlato
I am the type of artist where you can’t tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don’t need any input. – Gary Clark, Jr.
The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art. – George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman, Act 1.
I mean I appreciate fan mail and that the people like what I am doing but I can’t answer it. If I would answer 25 letters a day I would be just a guy answering mail and not an artist anymore. – Henry Rollins
For many, an album is no longer a considerable feat of an artist but just sounds to be half-listened to while one is halfheartedly engaged in something else. – Henry Rollins
Mr. Koons’s work has always inspired architects, which I think is very interesting. I think he is an artist who has reinvented himself so many times and reinvented so many different series. – Hans-Ulrich Obrist
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist ’cause of him. – Georges St-Pierre
Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist. – Helena Rubinstein
My mom and I were super tight. I think she really wanted me to be an artist, you know? She used to like to tell people she wanted to be Beethoven’s mother. That was her thing. She wanted to be the mother of this person. – Harry Connick, Jr.
I have a private press. I’m a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it. – Gloria Stuart
I’d rather have people really be able to step back and get their money’s worth and look at me as a true artist than somebody who is just regurgitating other material. – Haley Reinhart
Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year? – Henry Rollins
As an artist, what you do represents who you are. Coming from a genuine, honest place – that’s what I’m trying to do. – Gretchen Parlato
No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail to see their aesthetic interest. – Goldwin Smith
