“I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't like covers. But I love them. It gives you a new perspective production-wise. It's easier for me, if I'm starting a new record, I like to produce a few songs that aren't mine just so it frees me up not to worry about it so much.” IfsGivingArtistSongWorryRecordsWiseProduceMinesPerspectiveEasierStartingProductionsListenersNew Perspective Author:Greg Laswell
“It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public.” MindIdeasArtistAudienceMinesTerrifiedOf My Mind Author:Maya Lin
“A female artist friend of mine recently told me that she was advised to 'look more slutty.' I asked her boyfriend what the equivalent advice for a man would be. He said to be more muscular. That made me rush to the gym.” MenLooksMadeSaidWould BeArtistAdviceMinesFemaleGenderGymFemale Artists Author:Mark Kostabi
“I am a famous artist. I make millions. But I frequently see debut shows of unknown artists with prices that are double of mine... what they're really doing is barely getting by and helping me sell 1,000 paintings a year effortlessly, because they make my paintings look like such a bargain. Thank you to all the egotistical art students!” YearsLooksArtHelpingShowsArtistMillionsStudentsMinesPaintingSellsBargainsEgotisticalDebutFamous ArtistArt StudentsBarely Getting By Author:Mark Kostabi
“All my pictures are a kind of revision of my original idea. This is surely very different from the way in which Japanese or Chinese artists work: their themes are pre-ordained, whereas mine are invented at will.” WayKindIdeasDifferentArtistMinesOriginalsInventionChineseThemeRevisionOriginal Ideas Author:Antoni Tapies
“The usual relationship between an artist and his painting is like the relationship with the father, or a husband's with his wife. But mine is a relationship with a stranger... with the chance acquaintance.” ArtistFatherChanceWifeMinesPaintingHusbandStrangerUsualConfessionAcquaintance Author:Ilya Kabakov
“I wanted my friends in the video because to leave a hard place, you need the support of your loved ones. My friends have always done that for me. I had my best girlfriends there, my brother, my guy friends who are like brothers to me and my team who's had my back through my journey. My lead guy was a good friend of mine and a talented artist named Quincy. He's such a cool guy and I felt he would be perfect for the video along with a cameo from Don Benjamin.” NeedsHardDoneWould BeWantedArtistGuyFeltPerfectSupportJourneyTeamMinesBrotherMy FriendsVideoGirlfriendMy BrotherLoved OnesGood FriendMy JourneyCameosCool GuyGuy FriendBest Girlfriend Author:Jasmine V
“The canary bird in the coal mine theory of the arts: artists should be treasured as alarm systems.” ShouldArtArtistMinesTheoryBirdCoalAlarmsTreasuredCanaries Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“There are dance artists, painting artists and writing artists. Authors are writing artists. You can practice art in whatever medium you choose, and words are mine.” WritingArtArtistPracticeMinesPaintingMediumsYou Choose Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“There are, forever, swamps to be drained, cities to be created, mines to be exploited, children to be fed ... But the conquest of the physical world is not man’s only duty. He is also enjoined to conquer the great wilderness of himself. The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through vast forests, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.” MenWorldHumansChildrenPurposeArtistLosesCitiesRolesDarknessForeverMinesDutySightForestsConquerWildernessFedsPreciseConquestDwellingSwampsDrainedDwelling Place Author:James A. Baldwin