Quotes about art

“Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”

– Pablo Picasso

“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

“Creativity takes courage.”

– Henri Matisse

“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

 

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”

– Leonardo da Vinci

 

“Every artist was first an amateur.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

– Vincent van Gogh

 

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

– Pablo Picasso

 

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

– Edgar Degas

 

“A work of art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t art at all.”

– Paul Cézanne

 

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.”

– Edgar Degas

 

“Great art picks up where nature ends.” 

– Marc Chagall

 

“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.”

– Piet Mondrian

 

“Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.”

– Marc Chagall

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” 

– Vincent Van Gogh

“Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.”

– Pablo Picasso

 

“Art is a line around your thoughts.”

– Gustav Klimt

“Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.”

– Pablo Picasso