Art Quotes

Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.

Art requires so much patience, don’t let time-lapse trick you.

Art demands constant observation.

Her veins are filled with the ink that writes onto the paper of her life and canvas.

Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in the streets or in the country. Know how to meditate not only when you have a book in your hand but when you are waiting for a bus or riding in a train.

You were my muse until you chose silence and I lost my talent.

We become immortal through our art.

The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.