“Though I know consciousness kind of boxes you in, it still encompasses the artists that I knew were conscious throughout history of music - they're the ones that you look at as the legends.” KnowsLooksKindStillsArtistConsciousnessConsciousBoxesLegendsHistory Of Music Author:Will Ferrell
“That's the thing about great artists: They find the thing that's most obvious to themselves, what's most conscious and natural, and they put it out there and the audience comes.” ArtistNaturalAudienceConsciousObviousGreat ArtGreat Artist Author:Steve Vai
“I started digging into parts of myself that I probably ignore and don't really get to express because Common is an artist that is conscious and is aware and is trying to put a positive energy to the world.” WorldTryingArtistEnergyCommonConsciousDiggingPositive Energy Author:Common
“Is the artist impelled by spiritual forces, by the divine afflatus, by conscious or unconscious emulation of others? Do angles whisper in the ears of the chosen few, and create for them visions of aethereal beauty? Do landscape painters of genius walk the plains of Heaven? Or is it only vanity that urges him to paint?” SpiritualArtistForceHeavenWalksVisionDivineGeniusConsciousEarsPaintChosenPainterVanityLandscapeUnconsciousUrgesAngleReal BeautyEmulation Author:Walter J. Phillips
“When the artist activates his being, awakens to his surroundings, and sets himself the task of creating, connections are made out of conscious awareness that return coalesced as inspiration.” MadeInspirationArtistAwarenessReturnCreatingConsciousTasksConnectionsSurroundingsActivateConscious Awareness Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“I don't think I've ever made any conscious decision to be a comic artist, but to me there's something quite anarchic about comedy.” ThinkingMadeArtistDecisionComedyHumourConsciousComic Author:David Shrigley
“Once we become conscious of a feeling and attempt to make a corresponding form, we are engaged in an activity which, far from being sincere, is prepared (as any artist if he is sincere will tell you) to moderate feelings to fit the form. The artist's feeling for form is stronger than a formless feeling.” IfsFeelingsFormArtistFitActivityConsciousStrongerPreparedEngagedSincereModeratesCorrespondingBeing Sincere Author:Herbert Read
“It is in the intellectual and emotional response, the conscious and subconscious associations of the artist, that the potential power of painting lies.” LyingArtistPowerEmotionalPaintingIntellectualConsciousResponseAssociationSubconsciousEmotional Response Author:Thomas S. Buechner
“Without music I wouldn't have the ability to be in business. The opportunity to be in business came with the finances from music and the notoriety that comes with being successful as an artist. So I see myself as an artist first, but I'm absolutely conscious of business.” FirstsArtistOpportunityAbilitySuccessfulConsciousFinanceBeing SuccessfulWithout MusicNotoriety Author:Curtis Jackson
“Unlearning is the choice, conscious or unconscious, of any real artist. And it is the true sign of maturity.” RealArtistChoicesConsciousMaturityUnconsciousReal Artists Author:Madeleine L'Engle