“The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing.” Quote by Irving Stone
“Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.” MenWayArtSpiritDesireGrowsHungryStomach Author:Irving Stone
“Because it's visual art, a lot of it comes from childhood experience but then a lot comes from the visual language - in advertising and stuff like that - which is around us.” ArtLanguageStuffChildhoodAdvertisingVisualsVisual Art Author:Damien Hirst
“But I always liked the fact that you get these totally unacceptable images, but they're taken by a really expensive photographer, with great light, and in terms of the quality of the photograph it's a great photograph, but in terms of imagery it's unacceptable, and I like that contradiction.” FactsLightTermQualityTakenPhotographyPhotographerPhotographExpensiveContradictionImagery Author:Damien Hirst
“What I really like is minimum effort for maximum effect.” EffortEffectsMinimumMaximum Author:Damien Hirst
“I have titles floating around in my head; I have sculptures floating around in my head. It's like a collage.” TitlesFloatingSculptureCollages Author:Damien Hirst
“I did a load of medicine cabinets a long time ago and I named them after Sex Pistols songs. I suppose I must be getting old if I'm naming work after Philip Larkin poems.” IfsLongSongSexLong TimeMedicineLoadGetting OldLong Time AgoCabinetsPistolsPhilipSex Pistols Author:Damien Hirst
“I believe all painting and art should be uplifting for the viewer.” ShouldBelieveArtI BelievePaintingUpliftingViewersPainting And Art Author:Damien Hirst
“There's always something you missed or something you didn't notice or somehow you got wrong... I don't really have a beginning.” Author:Damien Hirst
“It's ridiculous what I do. I can't believe in it - but I have to.” BelieveI CanBeliefRidiculous Author:Damien Hirst