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I'm not the kind of artist who has an idea and then carries it out; it's more like I find what the idea was through doing the paintings.

Quotes by Cecily Brown

I'm an artist, and I like the risk - I'm not in it for the sure things.

Quotes by CeeLo Green

I think I'm needed - as an artist, as an individual, as an entity, an enigma, an exhibitionist, an entertainer - as an alternative.

Quotes by CeeLo Green

Actually, yeah, I am an artist. I draw.

Quotes by Catherine Hardwicke

When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a writer and an artist when I grew up. So in college, I was an English major, and then I became a fine artist. But when I arrived in San...

Quotes by Caterina Fake

If you looked at my resume in the years leading up to Flickr, I worked in a dive shop in landlocked Arkansas; I was a starving artist. I just arrived at the thing I love to do accidentally.

Quotes by Caterina Fake

I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.

Quotes by Cassandra Wilson

It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.

Quotes by Cassie Ventura

I am a horrible visual artist. I can't fix a car, sew, knit, cook, etc. Statistically, there is more I don't do than do.

Quotes by Carrie Brownstein

Young people have realised that an artist is in charge of what they're doing - this crazy cynicism that artists were puppets has disappeared.

Quotes by Caroline Polachek

I didn't want to be an artist.

Quotes by Carole King

It's only when an artist becomes a master that they are fully able to express themselves.

Quotes by Carolina Kostner

I think you always have to go as an artist with instinct, I really do.

Quotes by Carla Gugino

America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.

Quotes by Carlisle Floyd

If something is successful with the audience, it's automatically suspect; the reverse is to say that not to reach audiences is the greatest compliment an artist can receive!

Quotes by Carlisle Floyd

The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do.

Quotes by Carlisle Floyd

An artist's sphere of influence is the world.

Quotes by Carl Maria von Weber

It is futile for an artist to try to create an environment because you have an environment around you all the time. Any living organism has an environment.

Quotes by Carl Andre

As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites.

Quotes by Camille Paglia

No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.

Quotes by Camille Paglia

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Artist quotes explore?
These quotes look at what it means to be an artist to the core — using talent to elevate humanity, drawing inspiration from visual artists, and training both eye and soul. For more on the craft itself, see our Art collection.
Is there a quote about using art to elevate humanity?
Yes — one quote says, "I'm an artist to the core. And my objective has always been to use my talents and my skills to elevate humanity through my art."
How does a choreographer's process connect to visual art here?
One quote explains starting not with music but with a visual artist, then finding music that fits that visual artist's world — a reminder that inspiration doesn't have to follow the usual order. This creative, unconventional way of being an artist is explored further in our Being collection.
Is there a quote about training beyond just technical skill?
Yes — one quote states simply, "The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."
What does the 'color is the keyboard' quote mean?
One quote compares creation to music: "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul." It's a poetic way of describing how an artist channels feeling into form. If you like exploring identity through creative work, our I Am collection covers similar ground.

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