Quotes About Imagination

The role of art is to make a world which can be inhabited.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing.

The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten; we are able to walk on water; we speak to the angels who call us; we move, unfettered, among the stars.

When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one's imagination.

No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.

Play is a necessary ingredient in art because there is a kind of wonder that goes on when you play. You're directing your activity toward a conclusion that isn't prescribed by a particular method.

What is wonderful about my art is that dream and reality can become one. There is just one step between the two.

There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.

Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.

The good thing about being an artist, is it's a legitimate way of looking at things cross-eyed.

Art is a sense of magic.

A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.

Why talk when you can paint?

Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.

Art's whatever you choose to frame.

If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

Hardening of the categories causes art disease.

Please DO waste art materials. Use paper. Empty paint jars. Deplete pens. if it's teaching you stuff, it's not being wasted.

Art is the set of wings to carry you out of your own entanglement.

Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.