99 Inspirational Quotes About Artistry (CREATIVITY)

Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Artistry (BEST)

“As I work at my drawings, day after day, what seemed unattainable before is now gradually becoming possible. Slowly, I’m learning to observe and measure. I don’t stand quite so helpless before nature any longer.”
Vincent van Gogh

Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up. - Pablo Picasso — Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up. – **Pablo Picasso**

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. - Alberto Giacometti — The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. – Alberto Giacometti

Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is his life. - Robert Henri — Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is his life. – Robert Henri

Every artist was first an amateur. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Every artist was first an amateur. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

“Art is magical, but it’s not magic. It’s a neurological product, and we can study this neurological product the same way we study other complex processes such as language.”
Charles Limb

Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced. - Aldous Huxley — Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced. – Aldous Huxley

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. - Aristotle — The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – **Aristotle**

The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools. - Thomas Eakins — The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools. – Thomas Eakins

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. - Michelangelo — The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. – **Michelangelo**

20 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Artistry That Will Awaken your Creativity

“It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
Martha Graham

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 — 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

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. - Edgar Degas — Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. – Edgar Degas

Creativity is contagious, pass it on. - Albert Einstein — **Creativity** is contagious, pass it on. – **Albert Einstein**

Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity. - Maya Angelou — Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity. – **Maya Angelou**

Art is a line around your thoughts. - Gustav Klimt — Art is a line around your thoughts. – Gustav Klimt

There is no must in art because art is free. - Wassily Kandinsky — There is no must in art because art is free. – Wassily Kandinsky

A true masterpiece does not tell everything. - Albert Camus — A true masterpiece does not tell everything. – **Albert Camus**

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Pablo Picasso — Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday **life**. – Pablo Picasso

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. - James McNeill Whistler — An artist is not paid for his labor but for his **vision**. – James McNeill Whistler

I'm not sure why I find it beautiful to devote oneself obsessively to the creation of something that doesn't matter, but I do. - John Green — I’m not sure why I find it **beautiful** to devote oneself obsessively to the creation of something that doesn’t matter, but I do. – **John Green**

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. - Banksy — Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. – Banksy

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. - Pablo Picasso — Art is the lie that enables us to realize the **truth**. – Pablo Picasso

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. - Wentworth Miller — A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. – **Wentworth Miller**

The difference between the forgettable and the enduring is artistry. - William Bernbach — The difference between the forgettable and the enduring is artistry. – William Bernbach

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. - Jonathan Swift — Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. – Jonathan Swift

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. - Marcel Proust — Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. – **Marcel Proust**

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. - Langston Hughes — An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. – Langston Hughes

There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books. - Charlie Chaplin — There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books. – **Charlie Chaplin**

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams — Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams

20 Wise Quotes About Artistry

In art, what we want is the certainty that one spark of original genius shall not be extinguished. - Mary Cassatt — In art, what we want is the certainty that one spark of original **genius** shall not be extinguished. – Mary Cassatt

A work of art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t art at all. - Paul Cézanne — A work of art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t art at all. – Paul Cézanne

Art is never finished, only abandoned. - Leonardo da Vinci — Art is never finished, only abandoned. – **Leonardo da Vinci**

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. - Pablo Picasso — Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. – Pablo Picasso

More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed. - Joan Miro — More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a **painting** can disappear. What counts is the seed. – Joan Miro

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. - Piet Mondrian — The position of the artist is **humble**. He is essentially a channel. – Piet Mondrian

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. - Thomas Merton — Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same **time**. – Thomas Merton

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself. - Paul Cézanne — The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself. – Paul Cézanne

Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy. - Albert Einstein — Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy. – Albert Einstein

All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. - James Baldwin — All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. – **James Baldwin**

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. - Friedrich Nietzsche — The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is **gratitude**. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

Art deteriorates when it is done for the audience. - James Pierce — Art deteriorates when it is done for the audience. – James Pierce

Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind. - Magdalena Abakanowicz — Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between **wisdom** and madness, between **dream** and reality in our mind. – Magdalena Abakanowicz

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. - John F. Kennedy — If art is to nourish the roots of our **culture**, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. – **John F. Kennedy**

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul. - W. Somerset Maugham — Every production of an artist should be the expression of an **adventure** of his soul. – W. Somerset Maugham

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. - George Santayana — An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. – George Santayana

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. - Charles Horton Cooley — An artist cannot **fail**; it is a **success** to be one. – Charles Horton Cooley

An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way. - Charles Bukowski — An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way. – **Charles Bukowski**

Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace. - Maya Angelou — Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright’s pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for **peace**. – Maya Angelou

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. - Khalil Gibran — Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. – **Khalil Gibran**

16 Touching Quotes About Artistry in Painting

If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. - Vincent Van Gogh — If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. – Vincent Van Gogh

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. - Leonardo da Vinci — Painting is **poetry** that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. – Leonardo da Vinci

Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. - Edgar Degas — Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. – Edgar Degas

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. - Edward Hopper — If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. – Edward Hopper

Every good painter paints what he is. - Jackson Pollock — Every good painter paints what he is. – Jackson Pollock

Don’t be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation. - Paul Cézanne — Don’t be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation. – Paul Cézanne

I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn’t know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do. - Bob Ross — I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn’t know I had any **talent**. I **believe** talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do. – Bob Ross

When I paint, I never think of selling. People fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights. - Edvard Munch — When I paint, I never think of selling. People fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights. – Edvard Munch

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul. - Vincent Van Gogh — Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul. – Vincent Van Gogh

Painting from nature is not copying the object, it's realizing one's sensations. - Paul Cezanne — Painting from nature is not copying the object, it’s realizing one’s sensations. – Paul Cezanne

I paint flowers so they will not die. - Frida Kahlo — I paint flowers so they will not die. – Frida Kahlo

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. - Pablo Picasso — Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. – Pablo Picasso

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. - Henry Ward Beecher — Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – **Henry Ward Beecher**

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. - Vincent Van Gogh — The **emotions** are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. – Vincent Van Gogh

I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo — I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. – Frida Kahlo

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. - Michelangelo — A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. – Michelangelo

9 Inspirational Quotes About Artistry and Life

“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colours flowers, so does art colour life.”
John Lubbock

There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. - Vincent van Gogh — There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. – Vincent van Gogh

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. - Ai Weiwei — Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. – Ai Weiwei

To be an artist is to believe in life. - Henry Moore — To be an artist is to believe in life. – Henry Moore

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. - Stella Adler — Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. – Stella Adler

To my mind a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful and pretty. There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is, without creating still more of them. - Pierre-Auguste Renoir — To my mind a picture should be something pleasant, **cheerful** and pretty. There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is, without creating still more of them. – Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others. - Salvador Dali — A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others. – **Salvador Dali**

Art is to console those who are broken by life. - Vincent Van Gogh — Art is to console those who are broken by life. – Vincent Van Gogh

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. - Pablo Picasso — The **purpose** of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. – Pablo Picasso

7 Quotes About Artistry in Drawing

In drawing, one must look for or suspect that there is more than is casually seen. - George Bridgman — In drawing, one must look for or suspect that there is more than is casually seen. – George Bridgman

While drawing I discover what I really want to say. - Dario Fo — While drawing I discover what I really want to say. – Dario Fo

Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter's identity, his style, his conviction, and then colour is just a gift to the drawing. - Fernando Botero — Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter’s identity, his style, his conviction, and then colour is just a **gift** to the drawing. – Fernando Botero

I just wanted to paint and sketch and tell stories by drawing. - Robert Redford — I just wanted to paint and sketch and tell stories by drawing. – Robert Redford

Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. - Keith Haring — Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. – Keith Haring

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture, with the advantage of permanence. - Henri Matisse — Drawing is like making an expressive gesture, with the advantage of permanence. – Henri Matisse

To draw you must close your eyes and sing. - Pablo Picasso — To draw you must close your eyes and sing. – Pablo Picasso

3 Quotes About Artistry in Colors and Shapes

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for. - Georgia O’Keeffe — I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keeffe

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. - Claude Monet — Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. – Claude Monet

I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music. - Joan Miro — I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape **music**. – Joan Miro

2 Quotes About Artistry and God

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God. - Rembrandt van Rijn — Painting is the **grandchild** of nature. It is related to God. – Rembrandt van Rijn

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. - Andre Gide — Art is a **collaboration** between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – **Andre Gide**

12 Quotes About Artistry That Will Make You Think

“If you as a designer don’t believe in your design and don’t see it beyond the context of the film, instead of as a real creature in a real world then how can you expect the audience to believe it?”
Peter Jackson

There doesn't seem like there should be an artful way to butcher a cow, but there is, and this is not it. - Maggie Stiefvater — There doesn’t seem like there should be an artful way to butcher a cow, but there is, and this is not it. – Maggie Stiefvater

Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. - Al Hirschfeld — Artists are just **children** who refuse to put down their crayons. – Al Hirschfeld

“Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn’t impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”
Anais Nin

Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. - Banksy — Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. – Banksy

I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid. - Lady Gaga — I’m definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I’m really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid. – **Lady Gaga**

“I’ve gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I’ve gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.”
Carly Simon