Artists

The Things You Don’t See

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”​
― James Baldwin

That’s me? I did that?

“It doesn’t occur to many viewers that the artist often has difficulty accepting the painting himself. You can’t assume that I gloried in it, or celebrated it. I didn’t. I’m a night painter, so when I come into the studio the next morning the delirium is over. I know I won’t remember detail, but I will remember the feeling of the whole thing. I come into the studio very fearfully, I creep in to see what happened the night before. And the feeling is one of, ‘My God, did I do that?’ That is about the only measure I have. The kind of shaking, trembling of…’That’s me? I did that?'” – Philip Guston

God Is An Artist

“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.”

― Pablo Picasso

Eh

The Earth without art is just ‘eh’. – Banksy

Even You Leave

“When you start working, everybody is in your studio…the past, your friends, enemies…and above all, your own ideas all are there. But as you continue…they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you’re lucky, even you leave.” – Philip Guston

Don’t Wait

“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.” — Henri Matisse

You Know Who You Are

“Maybe it’s just in America, but it seems that if you’re passionate about something, it freaks people out. You’re considered bizarre or eccentric. To me, it just means you know who you are.”
— Tim Burton

The Heart and the Head

“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.”
— Marc Chagall

Every Act

The Spectator

Painstaking Work

“I feel such a creative force in me: I am convinced that there will be a time when, let us say, I will make something good every day , on a regular basis…I am doing my very best to make every effort because I am longing so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things mean painstaking work, disappointment, and perseverance.”
— Vincent van Gogh

Use Our Eyes

“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”
— Pablo Picasso

Just Get It Done

“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
— Andy Warhol

The Chief Enemy of Creativity

“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.”
— Pablo Picasso

The Universe

“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.”
— Leonardo da Vinci

Transforming

Break the Rules

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
— Pablo Picasso

Courage

“Creativity takes courage. “
— Henri Matisse

Why Not?

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. “
— Pablo Picasso