Ellsworth Kelly Quotes

There is creation in the eye.

It is possible that scientists, poets, painters and writers are all members of the same family of people whose gift it is by nature to take those things which we call common-place and to 're-present' them to us - the world - in such ways that our self-imposed limitations are expanded.

Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.

What is art if not a concentrated and impassioned effort to make something with the little we have, the little we see?

Art flies around truth, but with the definite intention of not getting burnt. Its capacity lies in finding in the dark void a place where the beam of light can be intensely caught, without this having been perceptible before.

My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

I want to create. I think that's the one word I can grow on.

Modeling isn't boring.

Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability.

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.

There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.

Sometimes I see it and then paint it. Other times I paint it and then see it. Both are impure situations, and I prefer neither.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Make good art.

I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

All the things we have to remember, and I've mentioned this before, is that we're all artists.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

If you are a creative person, you try to create things that are an extension of yourself.

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

Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That's why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can't play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that's beautiful.