Whether it is nature’s meandering rivers and vast meadows or simply a KNMA exhibition, art surrounds us. As World Arts Day is just over the horizon, we thought it appropriate to share some inspiring quotes from global artists, both past and present to elucidate the transformative power of art. These World Art Day quotes are near and dear to us, motivating us to give in to the appeal of watercolors, colored pencils, and acrylics.
Pablo Picasso
Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.
Vincent Van Gogh
If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Henri Matisse
Creativity takes courage.
Andy Warhol
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
Claude Monet
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
Georgia O’Keeffe
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.
Edgar Degas
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
Mary Cassatt
In art, what we want is the certainty that one spark of original genius shall not be extinguished.
Ai Weiwei
Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
Jackson Pollock
Every good painter paints what he is.
Image Courtesy – Tring
