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Both art and the artist lack identity and define themselves only through their encounter with each other.
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
Every ten years or so, I liked to do a film about an artist - this allowed me to reflect on our own work.
Becoming a professional artist takes talent and perseverance, even more so when the field is photography.
I'm a child of the '60s, so I love the fact that we are returning to a time when artists are standing up.
Be non-trend-driven, and explore, be creative and take risks as an artist and as a cultural communicator.
I'm hoping to make a new thing for the world that remains in the mind like a new species of living thing.
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
All true artists, bear within themselves a deeply rooted and often unconscious desire for transformation.
But how is the artist to protect himself against the corruption of the age which besets him on all sides?
I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all.
I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.
You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever... but with me it just happens.
I don't think I live the lifestyle that's expected of a quote unquote R&B artist. I'm just not that dude.
I think we have to bottom out. When the studios jump out of the ring, perhaps the artist can get back in.
To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life
The artist makes his living by pretending, by putting it in a meaningful hole though no such holes exist.
At some future time I shall see New York the artist's ground. I think you will create an American School.
Artists and their subjects are the star-crossed lovers of the world. They recognize each other on impact.
An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.
I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them.
A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored.'”
Endeavour-with most diligent labour, O aspiring artist!-to master content. The form will rise to meet you.
Magic is always there. Sometimes it just takes an artist to find it and show the rest of us where to look.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
Now I want to become an artist, rather than one thing, like a dancer, or a movie star, or a choreographer.
I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.
The idea of space is given to the artist to change if he can. The subject matter in the abstract is space.
Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.
My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.
In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.
The best musicians or sound-artists are people who never considered themselves to be artists or musicians.
My dream is to continue to be an artist who gets to be different individuals from different walks of life.
A good poet will usually borrow from authors remote in time, or alien in language, or diverse in interest.
Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.
Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.
My uncle is a martial artist, and in the early '80s, he made a kung fu flick with director Charlie Ahearn.
I see artists as a great battalion moving through paint, words, music towards cosmological interpretation.
Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It keeps us honest.
The life of an artist is not all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think that it's very easy.
As a singer-songwriter, a solo artist with a guitar, I can only write so many weepie little bedroom songs.
Chris Brown is a fantastic artist and songwriter and to be able to work with him was kind of unbelievable.
An artist has every right - one may even say a duty - to exhibit his productions as prominently as he can.
Every artist who evolves a style does so from illusive elements that inhabit his or her visual storehouse.
To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.
I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.
I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.
Artists live in an imperfect world where affairs of the heart must sometimes be compromised with business.