Top 1200 New Artists Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.

The thing about living in New York is that there are other artists; that is the most difficult, I think they are the hardest critics.

Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.

It's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists - it's other artists.

When looking for new talent, I always look for artists who have something unique about them or are clearly on a mission.

Now, [hip-hop/grime artists] Stormzy, Skepta, or the Section Boyz have to be validated by Drake, Rihanna or Beyoncé. They're rolled into this one urban culture bubble; it's not really to do with, "I'm specifically f - ked off about my country and what's going on in my town." We're very much only showing success to artists who impress American artists, and I'm one of them.

I got a lot of artists, and I been dropping all my artists' projects, and they going up.

When I began competing with the other artists in New York, I discovered classical North Indian music.

Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors.

There are 100,000 artists on Pandora & 70% are indies; artists making $100K - $2 million.

Artists should work together like the artists of the Middle Ages.

I have a new appreciation for how fit martial artists are. There is so much energy being exerted when you fight.

Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, we go to plays, we talk. Our focus is art and painting and dress-up and singing. It's what we love. So I think you can see how artists in some way raise other artists.

Housing vouchers are a vital lifeline for many people I know in New Orleans and around the country, including struggling artists.

I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that.

It's a very satisfying feeling for everyone involved into giving bands a new life - for me, the artists, and the audience.

I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers, it is the subhistory of female artists that if you're going to make art, you're also going to have a full-time job of defending your right to make art.

If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.

You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.

With the artists that I named - Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Madonna, every time they come out with a new album, something's slightly different. In the case of Madonna, she'll come with one joint that'll be left, and then come totally right, but it's always hot. She's just got style. So, at the end, I want my name to be up there with those artists; for people to say, he's one of those iconic figures you can't put in a box.

The evolution of art is not only driven by artists, but by a conversation between the artists and the audience.

I always maintain that artists do not have any responsibility to do anything except cause no harm and do whatever we want to do as artists.

Regular people don't even realize how much artists mean to them. Artists represent a lot to the average person. People listen to music all day on their iPods, so as artists, we become a real fixture in people's lives. As an artist, you can't take it personal. It's like your big brother teasing you.

There are so many artists these days that are trying to imitate other artists and go for a certain style; there's a lot of bullshit in the music industry. I don't want to deviate from anything else other than the music, cause that's why I listen to my favorite records - not because I like the way the artists dress.

American artists, Americans in general, don't take the U.K. rap scene too seriously, yeah, but thing is though, they wasn't taking Canadian artists that seriously either. And now we have Bieber, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Drake - massive, massive Canadian artists.

In the industry, artists of of color struggle the most. Caucasian artists have really solidified themselves in the industry, and with African Americans now we see directors and producers who vow to only produce work that shines a light on African American artists. But everybody in the middle gets lost.

The name 'con artist' really does capture it. They're artists, and I have admiration for all artists.

In the future, a new generation of artists will be writing genomes as fluently as Blake and Byron wrote verses.

I don't feel like I deserve to have to do a guitar pull with four brand-new artists when I've sold millions of records.

I think I'm inspired mostly by other artists that aren't actors, like writers or singers or artists, for being so brave.

My advice to new artists is to forget about all of this and take acting and dancing lessons and become a video star.

Artists love other artists. Shadow artists are gravitating to their rightful tribe but cannot yet claim their birthright. Very often audacity, not talent, makes one person an artist and another a shadow artist-hiding in the shadows, afraid to step out and expose the dream to the light, fearful that it will disintegrate to the touch.

As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.

[There are] seven gifts God gives you when you commit your life to Christ: a new relationship, a new citizenship, a new family, a new purpose, a new power, a new destiny, and a new journey.

What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.

I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.

As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.

The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists

I thought actors were artists and that artists had to be European.

What I've learnt about artists over the years is, artists are usually the opposite to their music.

You know, I didn't write my books for critics and scholars. I wrote them for students and artists. When I hear how much my work has meant to them--well, I can't tell you how happy that makes me. That means that this great stuff of myth, which I have been so privileged to work with, will be kept alive for a whole new generation. That's the function of the artists, you know, to reinterpret the old stories and make them come alive again, in poetry, painting, and now in movies.

When I was 17, I met many artists, and it started to become this conversation with artists out of which all of my exhibitions grew.

I want mainstream artists to accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English.

The vast majority of artists worldwide are unrepresented, disenfranchised or otherwise don't have an opportunity to sell or have their work shown. Giving those artists access to the collector community, expanding the collector community and giving artists a chance to be discovered is the goal of iStockphoto.

I would love to see more dialogue around the "responsibilities" of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?

I thought, 'A biennial needs artists. I'm going to do an international biennial; I need artists from all around the world.' So what I did was I invented a hundred artists from around the world. I figured out their bios, their passions in life and their art styles, and I started making their work.

People are very uncomfortable when you call actors artists because there are a lot of actors out there that aren't artists - there are a lot of actors that are hired for very specific reasons that are shallow and have to do with sexual currency and what the industry thinks sells. Real actors are artists, they're expressionists.

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure.

We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.

I like a lot of the new artists, but there's only one I can name that stands out to me the most: Kendrick Lamar.

Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists.

Artists recognize other artists as soon as the pencil begins to move.

I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists.

The younger generation of hip-hop artists believes in doing something irreverent, inventing a new style. That's all it's about.

I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh.

With new artists, you really don't have anything to reference. You're helping to develop their sound, define who they are vocally.

My tiny baby blossoming art collection is comprised of works by artists I have either assisted or been mentored by, artists I am friends with, or artists I have traded with. As much as I want to and aspire to acquire works from established artists, I love acquiring works from my contemporaries in order to participate in this moment in time. The advice I would give is know what you like, take your time, and invest in things you feel connected to, as opposed to buying something because it seems cool or "of-the-moment."

I'm constantly exchanging ideas with new artists. Honestly, with Jay-Z, our only interaction was a brief hello after I signed.

By translating their inner turmoil or understanding into art, artists challenge the accepted notions of reality and create new ones.

Basically I feel like my role is to find great songs with the artists, for the artists, and have them shine.