QUOTES ON ARTS AND CREATIVITY

75 QUOTES ON ARTS AND CREATIVITY

I uses a lot of quotes in my works, and over the years I have collected a ton of them about arts and creativity. It is amazing to realize the various artists who unveiled their perceptions towards what art is, and what it isn't.

Always remember this: "Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem." by Lindsay Anderson

1. "Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up." _Pablo Picasso
2. "There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." _Vincent Van Gogh
3. "Creativity takes courage." _Henri Matisse
4. "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is seen rather than seen." _Leonardo da Vince
5. "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." _Andy Warhold
6. "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." _Pablo Picasso
7. "Every artist was first an amateur." Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. "Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." _Claude Monet
9. "Art is a line around your thoughts." _Gustav Klimt
10. "Creativity is magic. Don't examine it too closely." _Edward Albee
11. "A man paints with his brain, not his hands." _Michelangelo
12. "Art is not a thing, it is way." _Elbert Hubbard
13. "I would rather die of passion than boredom." _Vincent Van Gogh
14. "Art is not what you see, but what you make people to see." _Edgar Degas
15. "I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men." _Albrecht Durer
16. "In art, what we want is the certainty that one spark of original genius shall not be extinguished." _Mary Cassatt
17. "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paint his own nature into his pictures." _Henry Ward Beecher
18. "I invent nothing, I rediscover." _Auguste Rodin
19. "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." _Jean-Jacques Rousseau
20. "The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable." _Robert Henri
21. "I dream of painting and then I paint my dream." _Vincent Van Gogh
22. "The artist's world is limitless. it can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is Always on his doorstep. _Paul Strand
23. "Art is never finished, only abandoned." _Leonardo Da Vinci
24. "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth." _Pablo Picasso
25. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." _Andy Warhol
26. "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a life time to paint like a child." _Pablo Picasso
27. "If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud." _Emile Zola
28. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." _Dr. Seuss
29. "A work of art which isn't based on feeling is not art at all." _Paul Cezanne.
30. "Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it." _Ai Weiwei
31. "Creativity is contagious, pass it on." _Albert Einstein
32. "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. it seemed obvious to them after a while." _Steve Jobs
33. "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it." _Salvador Dali
34. "Creativity is a drug I cannot live without." _Cecil B. Demille
35. "You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?" _George Bernard Shaw
36. "Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity." _Maya Angelou
37. "You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club." _Jack London
38. "Originality is nothing but judicious imitation." _Voltaire
39. "Creativity is more than just being different. Anyone can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." _Charles Mingus
40. "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will." _George Bernard Shaw
41. "The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery." _Francis Bacon
42. "The main things is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live." _Auguste Rodin
43. "To be an artist is to believe in life." _Henry Moore
44. "It is important to express oneself provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience." _Berthe Morisot
45. "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." _Aristotle
46. "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." _Pablo Picasso
47. "Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you are passionate about something, then you are more willing to take risks." _Yo-Yo Ma
48. "Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous". Bill Moyers
49. "Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm." _Earl Nightingale
50. "An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision." _James McNeil Whistler
51. "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." _Vincent Van Gogh
52. "Inspiration does not exist but it must find you working." _Pablo Picasso
53. "If I create from the heart, nearly everything works: if from the head, almost nothing." _Marc Chagall
54. "A good artist has less time than ideas." _Martin Kippenberger
55. "I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment." _David Rockefeller
56. "The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live only as you can." _Neil Gaiman
57. "Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas." Donatella Versace
58. "Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master." _Leonardo da Vince
59. If people knew how hard I work I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." _Michelangelo
60. "Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." _Edvard Munch
61. "Painting is a means of self-enlightenment." _John Olsen
62. "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." _Twyla Tharp
63. "In Art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine." _Ralph Waldo Emerson
64. "Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing." _Georgia O'Keeffe
65. "I am seeking. I am striving. I am in with all my heart." Vincent Van Gogh
66. "If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." _Edward Hopper
67.  "They always say time change things, but you actually have to change them yourself." _Andy Warhol
68. "Great art picks up where nature ends." _Marc Chagall
69. "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing." _Salvador Dali
70. "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which one to keep." _Scott Adams
71. "Art is the stored honey of the human soul." _Theodore Dreiser
72. "Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." _EdgarDegas
73. "The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel." _Piet Mondrian
74. "An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one." _Charles Horton Cooley
75. "Human salvation lies in the hands of the creativity maladjusted." _Martin Luther King Junior

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WHAT THEY REALLY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND

"It is important to express oneself provided the feelings are real and taken from your own experience." _Berthe Morisot.

         
PERCEPTION OF SOME PEOPLE TOWARDS ART AND THE DEFINITION OF ART.
Art is more than just drawing contrary to the general perception of many. A plethora of people think of art as just mere drawing, waste of time and a worthless endeavour, but little did they know that everyone is an artist. Itself is more than a subject. I am still able to recall the day a love one of mine was so disappointed to know that I am an art major. He said to me: "But why are you specializing in drawing which is useless when you can specialize in either banking or nursing." I too became disappointed to know his lack of knowledge towards what Art truly is. A little bit disappointed and not angry, because I am vividly aware that it is the same way many perceive art in my society.
Many people fail to realize the broadness of art, its roles and the fact that human salvation lies in the hands of the creativity maladjusted. Due to this, our government tends to give more priority to Science and Commerce fields than Art field, thus encouraging outstanding students to abandon the Art field. It is very funny and dangerous that any student with a good or excellent result (mostly aggregate 6-20) after the completion of their 9th are often advised by love ones to study Science regardless of their science background. A better example can be a student with this type of result below:
Mathematics = 2 (V. Good)
English          = 1 (Excellent)
Science          = 4 (Credit)
Social studies = 1 (Excellent)
Literature       = 2 (V. Good)
Art and Craft = 1 (Excellent)
Religion         = 2 (V. Good)
                                 aggregate: 11

Knowing that a particular student produce similar results above at the end of every term, it will be arguably erroneous to convince that particular student to study Science related field unless otherwise.

Now, moving on to the definition of art and thoughts about art by some famous thinkers.  There are abundant ways in which many different artists based on their perceptions and interests defined or described art. However, Art is commonly define as a process of self expression. Berthe posited that "It is important to express oneself provided the feeling are real and taken from your own experience. "Art is anything you can get away with." (Andy Warhold). It is also defined as "humans effort to imitate the work of nature". According to Leo Tolstoy, "art is the activity by which a person,  having experienced an emotion, intentionally transmits it to others". So in view of Leo's definition,  you will come to realize that self expression exists as the artists' work is mainly by the hand and from the brain. Only through self expression you can inculcate knowledge to someone. Thus it can be fairly concluded that in simple term, art means "self expression".

Below is a list of five inspirational quotes by some very famous Artist. You can also see 75 of them in my next post.

1. "Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up." _Pablo Picasso

2. "There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." _Vincent Van Gogh

3. "Every artist was first an amateur." _Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. "Art is not a thing, it is a way." _Elbert Hubbard

5. "Art is never finished, only abandoned." _Leonardo Da Vince

                                                   
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My four sayings in March, 2020.

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My four Sayings in March, 2020.
As a student, debater, teacher, guardian, young and inspired writer, there are statements that due to some circumstances, I utter. These are what I referred to as my sayings for the simple reason that I never heard them before and I love to share them to my friends, family and my students. It is therefore a cherished collection for me.

Below are four of my sayings for the month of March and for each of the sayings, examples are provided as how to used them in our speeches. Please take your time, read them, comment and share.

1. The pain of the mind is painful than the pain of the body.
The pain of the mind here means the psychological feelings that many people skirmish due to certain issues in their diverse environment. It is undoubtedly distressing to be in this kind of pain. The worst thing about the pain of the mind is that you might not be able to say which part of your body is paining and it is dangerous for high blood patients. An interesting example was the day I lost my phone which in it were my vital information, contacts, memorable photos, and so on. (What a sad day!). Another example is losing a love one which I think as long as there is life, we will all encounter.
The pain of the body in the other hand is referred to as the pain that people undergoes physically. It can be caused by many ways such as fight, physical contact with fire, beatings etc, and it is also as well painful.
It seems impossible to live a life without pain (the last day in one's life is even painful), but may the Almighty abstain you, the reader from constant pain. Say Ameen.
Ex: I really came to know just after I lost my phone that the pain of the mind is painful than the pain of the body.

2. For a man of wisdom, "are you mad?" is a question.
Many people consider "Are you mad?" as an insult but it is definitely a question that should be answered by either Yes or No. When asked by a friend (in the same age bracket) this question, the best answer for you as a rationale person should be a simple NO. Then you therefore, answered their question. There is no need to fight over it.
To clear the dust, it sound abusive and thus impolite to ask an elderly sane person such a question, knowing already their mental health condition. It is therefore not advisable to use the phrase randomly as it may  attract an unusual result.
Ex: My friend relaxed, for a man of wisdom, "Are you mad?" is a question, not an insult.

3. On the colour wheel, blue is one.
You may be wondering what next after reading about colour, but this saying (contextual meaning) has nothing to do with colour. It is simply used by me to emphasize the oneness of the truth, i.e, in every argument, gossips, e.t.c, truth is only one version.
Ex: Fatou, I heard a lot of audios, videos, etc about the notorious Covid-19 but on the colour wheel, blue is one. 

4. The highest level of stupidity is when you are in for something all along and then suddenly change your stance only because you realizes that you are in the same boat with your enemy.
Circumstances at times make us critical thinkers. The same circumstance also influenced me to frame this statement after so many reflection and imagination as to how some people hate others to the extent that they regard everything, concept, people, etc that are associated to their rivals as 'bogus' and 'unrealistic'. I think such is due to ignorance. You cannot always be different with your rivals at all times; there are even moments that where black mix with white to form grey. So it does not hold water to detest everything that is associated with your rivals.
Ex:
ModouLamin: Your friend was supporting Barcelona before, but now he is a die hard Real Madrid fan.
Sulayman: I know him more than you. Is only because his younger brother whom he dislike now is also a Barcelona fan.
Modoulamin: Wonders shall never end!
Sulayman: Indeed
Modoulamin: I think the highest level of stupidity is when you are in for something all along and then suddenly change your stance only because you realizes that you are in the same boat with your enemy. It's funny though.

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