Identity is theft of the self

Quote by Estee Martin

Topics: Artists Quotes, Identity Quotes, Painting Quotes

Art is...a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.

Art is...a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.

The painter puts brush to canvas and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet...

The painter puts brush to canvas and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet...

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry...

Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry...

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways; but the good artists...

Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways; but the good artists...

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that...

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that...

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must...

Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must...

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it.

Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If...

Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If...