Identity is theft of the self

Quote by Estee Martin

Topics: Artists Quotes, Identity Quotes, Painting Quotes

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...

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...

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 world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

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...

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...

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

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...

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...

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Whoever says artists can't deal with corporate pressures because they have frail minds, is missing...

Whoever says artists can't deal with corporate pressures because they have frail minds, is missing...

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of...

In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of...

Through others we become ourselves.

Through others we become ourselves.

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

In my painting of the 'All -Night Cafe' I've tried to express the idea that...

In my painting of the 'All -Night Cafe' I've tried to express the idea that...