Welcome to Great Artist Quotes! Art has long been a source of inspiration, solace, and profound insight into the human experience. From the Renaissance masters to contemporary creators, artists have expressed their thoughts, emotions, and perspectives through their work, leaving behind a treasure trove of timeless wisdom. This page is dedicated to showcasing some of the most poignant and thought-provoking quotes from the world’s greatest artists, providing a glimpse into their minds and the essence of their craft.
Through these quotes, you’ll delve into the depths of creativity, passion, and the relentless pursuit of beauty that defines the artistic journey. Whether you’re an aspiring artist seeking motivation, an art enthusiast seeking inspiration, or simply someone looking for profound insights, you’ll find a wealth of wisdom within these words. From painters to sculptors, writers to musicians, each quote offers a glimpse into the unique perspectives and experiences that have shaped the artistic landscape throughout history. So, without further ado, let’s explore the profound words of these great artists and uncover the beauty and depth within their thoughts and expressions.
I am not a great artist like Maradona was with regards to on-the-field matters. Kaka
My music library has about every genre of music possible. I’ve really gotten into Ray LaMontagne, He makes amazing music, so I listen to him, and he’s a great artist. Jean-Luc Bilodeau
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry. Salman Rushdie
I’d want to direct a video for Yoko Ono. As long as I got to work with Yoko Ono someday, I’d be really happy. I just think she’s such a great artist – it would just be so nice. Fred Armisen
My favorite song I ever wrote is ‘Yeah 3x’ because it was my first placement. It was with a great artist, Chris Brown, and I couldn’t believe it at the time. Honestly, I still can’t really believe it! It is the first time someone ever gave me a shot, so that is my favorite. Sevyn Streeter
My mother is a great artist, but she always treated her paintings like minor postcards. Had she pursued it, she would have been a great artist. Instead, she looked down on her art. Isabel Allende
I like Jaykae. He’s a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre’s album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then. Adam Peaty
I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I can’t. What I can do is pitch, and I can do that very well. Tom Seaver
A great artist is never poor. Karen Blixen
To be a great artist, you have to know yourself, set your sights high and work very hard. Mirella Freni
I have a lot of tattoos. My first tattoo I had when I was a teenager was just a little heart. I am very friendly with a great artist, Scott Campbell, and I started going to him to get tattoos. I’m very spontaneous about what I get. Marc Jacobs
What I really think about Banksy is I think he’s a genius; he’s a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he’s got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work. Boris Johnson
In order for me to be successful… In order to be a great artist – musician, actor, painter, whatever – you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do. Lady Gaga
I guess I am ruthless too because that’s what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don’t go around stepping on their heads. Julian Schnabel
When a great artist gets my attention, I pursue it. If I don’t, someone else will, you know what I’m saying? Larry Gagosian
Well, in order for me to be successful… In order to be a great artist – musician, actor, painter, whatever – you must be able to be private in public at all times. Lady Gaga
Don Martin was the one who really stood out. I really always loved his work. He was such a great artist. Gary Larson
The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepens his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains. Walter Kaufmann
The first time I sang with David Daniels… I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he’s such a great artist. Cecilia Bartoli
I’m just following my own art, and I just think that the only thing I can do to be a great artist is do the best job I can in whatever movie I do. Justin Chon
I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They’re always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you’re doing something right. Ziggy Marley
If they’re not temperamental, I don’t want them. It’s in the nature of a great artist to be that way. Sol Hurok
It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man. Loren Eiseley
Meek is a great artist and he’s very focused. Trina
I like ‘4:44.’ It’s a good album. AY-Z’s a great, great artist. Lonzo Ball
The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. Willa Cather
I was in Barcelona working with Shakira, and it was an amazing experience. She’s a great artist, and I learned a lot while working with her. Maluma
Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents. Azzedine Alaia
To be a great artist, you need to know yourself as best as you possibly can. I live my life and delve into my own psyche. It’s more about exploring how I feel rather than making pale imitations of something that came before. We are unique beings, and the way we look at things is our own. Bat for Lashes
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another… and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world. Leonard Bernstein
You need pencil miles to be a great artist, animator, or filmmaker, and the sooner you start making mistakes, the quicker you learn. Phil Lord
I remember being influenced by great artists when I was a kid – not to call myself a great artist – but people who I thought were great enough that they really made a difference. And so I would never want to be disappointed by them, and I want to make sure I never disappoint audience. Sarah Jones
I want to be a great person, not just a great artist. Cody Simpson
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. John Steinbeck
A great artist is a great man in a great child. Victor Hugo
Crumb was such an influence on me. He’s such a visionary, such a great artist, that he so shaped my artistic sensibilities on a certain level that I do owe everything to him. The way I see the world is largely changed by him. Terry Zwigoff
The great artist is a slave to his ideals. Christian Nestell Bovee
You can only be the great artist for so long – come out with effort after effort that garners all this praise. Black Thought
Halsey’s a really great artist – her voice is great, and she has a really cool message behind her songs. Brendon Urie
I was only to see Mr. Chaplin once after ‘The Kid.’ A great artist, one of the greatest, but I’m afraid I don’t think very much of him as a man. Running away from the country that gave him everything and denouncing the country in addition is something you simply can’t make any allowances for. Jackie Coogan
I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller. Michael Palin
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde
John Cougar Mellencamp – I didn’t like him in the beginning. I liked some of the stuff around the ‘Scarecrow’ period. I go back and forth on him all the time, but I think he’s a good artist. I don’t know if he’s a great artist or not, but he rose above his original level of achievement. Robert Hilburn
Against expectations I was charmed by Gehry’s Edgemar development, which housed the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and positively awed by the Bilbao Guggenheim. That Gehry is a great artist I have no doubt, but talent and determination are no warrant against confusion, nor are they a guaranty to produce great art. Leon Krier
A great artist is always before his time or behind it. George Edward Moore
Real talent is mixing realism with bluff. Every great artist I really respect has a certain amount of bluff; sooner or later you have to be a conjurer, and conjure images. Terence Trent D’Arby
Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist. Kenneth Noland
A great artist transforms our world, removes scales from our eyes, plugs from our ears, gloves from our fingertips, teaches us to perceive reality differently. John Edgar Wideman
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. Andre Maurois
A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas. Charles Dudley Warner
Can a great artist be mean-spirited, grasping, harsh to his family, violent in his emotions, vindictive in his hatreds, an all-purpose scoundrel? If our test cases are the likes of Wagner, Picasso, and, let me say, Dickens, the answer is a resounding yes. Fred Kaplan
The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It’s a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, Brian Jones and the rest. Steven Van Zandt
Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path is filled with tragedy, and most men would have collapsed. Instead, he became a great artist and continues to make great films. Harvey Weinstein
It’s very important that an artist’s job is to be a great artist. Steve Stoute
I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I’m not. Nicolas Berggruen
I knew my whole life that I had to make ends meet or I would be ashamed of myself. I had a lot of pressure from my parents. So that’s where my vision comes from. It’s not to be a great artist, it’s always to be like, ‘Dad, look, I didn’t let you down.’ Oneohtrix Point Never
I am just doing photo shoots. It’s not something that extraordinary. I’m not a great artist, I’m not writing books, I’m not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, ‘Why?’ Carine Roitfeld
Being a talented artist is good, it’s nice, but it’s not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having a good idea, a good gag, is probably more important than being a great artist. Bill Plympton
I contend that if it wasn’t for Jimi, the gadgets we use for electric guitars now wouldn’t have happened. He was an inventor, in a sense – as well as being great artist. Jose Feliciano
My story is really an affirmation of my strength and my luck. To live with a great artist like Ted Hughes or Mick Jagger is a very, very destructive role for a woman trying to be herself. In fact, it can’t be done. Marianne Faithfull
The great poet is a great artist. He is painter and sculptor. The greatest pictures and statues have been painted and chiseled with words. They outlast all others. Robert Green Ingersoll
I don’t want to feel like I have to be a poster child for anything other than being a great artist. I don’t take that on board as being my responsibility as a gay man, because I think it’s really limiting. Darren Hayes
I keep a steady supply of paintbrushes and canvases. I like to paint. I’m not some great artist. Wendy Williams
I am a leader, so leaders always get heat. They’re always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you’re doing something right. Ziggy Marley
