Art And Artists Quotes

“Let's always try to paint the truth ... our art must be made to mean something.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Two souls battered by oceans and scorched by time had landed here. A poet and a singer. On the deck, with a typewriter and a guitar, they began the journey of finding their voice.”
― Yarro Rai, Beyond Passion and Dreams: Two Souls. One Fire. No Survivors.

“To associate art with the artist is to forfeit art, because at this moment we are pushed into the arena of self-expression, and can be recognized only by what differentiates us from others.”
― Anthony Marais

“Art flows well when music is the conduit.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Art supersedes knowledge written in books.
Art is the muse.
Art is magic settling upon your he[art] like dust.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Art is your thought leaping.
Art is your mind dancing.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“To create art is to dance to the tune of your he[art].”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Create art for art's sake, not for profit’s sake.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“An artist's legacy is not just a body of work; it is the archaeology of their lives and of life itself.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Hope is a grand thing, and having heroes is essential to human aspiration. That is part of why I tell these stories. That said, you do need to learn to separate the story—and what it has done to you—from the individual who prompted it. Art—and all stories are art, even the ones about real people—is about what it does to you.

The true hero is the one in your mind, the representation of an ideal that makes you a better person. The individual who inspired it, well, they’re like the book on the table or the art on the wall. A vessel. A syringe full of transformational aspiration. Don’t force people to live up to your dreams of who they might be.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter