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Art Quotes

Why people make it, and who it's for.

This set of "art" quotes leans toward purpose — one artist frames their work as a way to elevate others, while another argues that art shapes who a person becomes. For quotes on standing out through craft, see Great quotes.

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Quotes by Edmund Clarence Stedman

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within.

Quotes by Edith Hamilton

I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.

Quotes by Edith Sitwell

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Quotes by Edgar Degas

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Quotes by Edgar Degas

No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.

Quotes by Edgar Degas

One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times. In art nothing must resemble an accident, not even movement.

Quotes by Edgar Degas

I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life...

Quotes by Edgar Wright

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

Quotes by Edgard Varese

I love art, being so close to the galleries, being by the water - and sunsets from the terrace.

Quotes by Edgardo Osorio

In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.

Quotes by Edi Rama

For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get...

Quotes by Edi Rama

It's an art to live with pain... mix the light into gray.

Quotes by Eddie Vedder

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature,...

Edgar Allan Poe

Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.

Quotes by Eddi Reader

I'm thinking to myself, I just love doing the art, it takes me a morning to do.

Quotes by Eddie Campbell

I like making art.

Quotes by Ed Skrein

I don't get involved in recruitment like people think I do. There's a myth that I look at YouTube and choose players. I don't. Having an eye for players is an art. I have no interest in doing that.

Quotes by Ed Woodward

Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that...

Quotes by Ed Harris

It really has become the singular motivation in my life - to surrender to the art and to the free expression of what I may be experiencing in my life spiritually. It is really hard in the face of people...

Quotes by Ed Kowalczyk

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on art are covered in this collection?
A few distinct takes - being an artist "to the core" with a goal of elevating humanity, art shaping personal character, and two versions of the idea that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be watched straight on.
Is there a quote about art and personal identity?
Yes, two of them. One speaker calls themselves "an artist to the core," aiming to elevate humanity through their art. Another says their art has had a strong influence on the kind of person they are. For more on personal growth, see the Life page.
Is there a quote specifically about film as art?
Yes - in fact there are two closely related versions of the same idea, both arguing that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be looked at straight on rather than over-analyzed.
Is there anything here about art's broader purpose or ambition?
Yes, one quote frames the speaker's whole objective as using their talents "to elevate humanity through my art" - a big-picture statement about art's purpose. For more ambitious, purpose-driven quotes, check out the Great page.
Where can I read more about how art is perceived or valued?
For a closer look at how art and status intersect, see the Status page. For more general uplifting quotes, the Good page is also worth browsing.

A recurring idea here is that film is not an elite pursuit reserved for scholars, but something meant to be watched plainly and directly. Continue exploring with Good quotes or Life quotes.