Art can inspire artists and uncreative people alike. Art can provide transportation to another world or can reveal bits of truth about the world around you. Art is something different to the artist and each person who views the art. That is the beauty and complexity and greatness of art.
These inspiring quotes about art and the artistic process will inspire you to create great works or your own or help you appreciate the work of artists in a new way.
Pick a few of your favorite quotes to keep handy for when you aren't feeling very creative or just can't find motivation to finish (or start) a project.
Inspirational Quotes About Art & the Artistic Process
- "Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable." –George Bernard Shaw–
- "All art is a revolt against man's fate." –André Malraux–
- "Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him." –Franklin D. Roosevelt–
- "An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it." –Paul Valéry–
- "A great artist is always before his time or behind it." –George Moore–
- "Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks." –Simonides–
- "I shut my eyes in order to see." –Paul Gauguin–
- "For every artist with something to say but the inability to say it well, there are two who could say something well if they had something to say." –Paul C. Mills–
- "There is no abstract art. You must always start with something." –Pablo Picasso–
- "Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." –Pablo Picasso–
- "The artist has a special task and duty: the task of reminding men of their humanity and the promise of their creativity." –Lewis Mumford–
- "Art is idea. It is not enough to draw, paint, and sculpt. An artist should be able to think." –Gurdon Woods–
- "Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it." –Robert Motherwell–
Using Quotations to Inspire Creativity
Choose one or two of these great art quotes to post in your studio or in places you will frequently be throughout the day. Keep one by your mirror, one at your desk, one in your car, one in the book you are reading. Allow the artists' quotes to unlock your creative visions so that you can share them with the world and they too might inspire others as you have been inspired.
No matter your art, whether it be painting, writing, dancing or singing, remember that you have a unique vision and way of sharing that vision with those around you.
If you do not share your creative visions with the world, the world will be missing enlightenment that only you can provide. Allow the quotes on this page to push you toward your creative potential.
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