“I don't like a lot of the stuff that goes on in the art world, but it's hard to be old and like what goes on around you.” WorldArtHardArtistStuffGoes OnArt World Author:Frank Stella
“I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.” ArtistGoes OnAlbums Author:Skylar Laine
“When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that.” TryingLooksPurposeArtistGoes OnCaughtPositivityCaught UpTimelines Author:Kendrick Lamar
“And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously.” IfsKnowsWayArtPlayFormArtistSoundKnowingTakenSubjectsGoes OnArt IsRepresentation Author:Plato
“In the end, I feel that one has to have a bit of neurosis to go on being an artist. A balanced human seldom produces art. It's that imbalance which impels us... The artist lives with anxiety.” FeelsHumansArtEndsArtistBitsProduceGoes OnAnxietyBalancedNeurosisBeing An ArtistImbalance Author:Beverly Pepper
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.” ArtistGoes OnDrawingSpitePencilsDiscouragingDiscouragementForsakenSketchingPainting And ArtDrawing And PaintingPainting And DrawingSharp PencilsPaper And Pencil Book:Van Gogh: fields Source: Van Gogh: fields
“A lot of artists give up because it's just too damn hard to go on making art in a culture that by and large does not support its artists. But the people who don't give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity. They've taken into their hearts the idea that there is enough for all of us, that success will manifest itself in different ways for different sorts of artists, that keeping the faith is more important than cashing the check, that being genuinely happy for someone else who got something you hope to get makes you genuinely happier too.” PeopleWayGivingBelieveHeartDoeArtImportantIdeasDifferentHardEnoughArtistCultureSupportTakenGoes OnGiving UpChecksDamnDifferent WaysAbundanceManifestDon't Give UpScarcityKeep The Faith Author:Cheryl Strayed