Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. Henri Matisse on art
I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it. Laurie Anderson on art
An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. Edgard Varese on art
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor. Paul Getty on art
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. Henri Cartier-Bresson on art
I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me. Roy Lichtenstein on art
I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need. Auguste Rodin on art
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. Arthur Erickson on art
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 on art
Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. Edward Steichen on art
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. Robert Mapplethorpe on art
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. Tadao Ando on art
That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind. James Taylor on art
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. Jerzy Kosinski on art
Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home. Gwendolyn Brooks on art
I think about my work every minute of the day. Jeff Koons on art
Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture. Arthur Erickson on art