I mean, I'm an artist by nature; no one considers what I do and no one knows who the heck I am, but that anybody does - it is astonishing.
Junot Diaz
I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field.
I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness.
In minority communities there's a sensitivity, often a knee-jerk reaction, to critical representations. There's a misunderstanding of what an... →
It took me 11 years to struggle through one dumb book, and every day you just want to give up. But you don't find out you're an artist... →
With rare exceptions, I respond most to painting that cuts across grain rather than following it. I think the artist here can get in touch with that... →
Richard Diebenkorn
My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man.
How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.
Annie Dillard
There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.
A great artist is never poor.
Isak Dinesen