John Berger Quotes

I've always had a certain fascination. It's basically paint what you know, and this is what I grew up with.

In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you're doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The 'no wave' bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it's hard to stop. But I can't get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't pursue it.

I wasn't exposed to art as I was growing up, and can't recall the first time I saw a work of art. However, I remember very clearly a vision I had of a little green reindeer when I was a child, and visions emanate from the same mythical area where painting resides. Whatever the reason, I immediately felt comfortable working with visual materials.

If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.

Because fashion essentially is art, and as an artist and someone who is also a musician and an artist in regards to drawing and painting, anything I can do that expresses my feelings is something I'm really drawn to.

This new art made a deep impression on me, and I began to study it ardently.

I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.

I don't paint to live, I live to paint.

I stick the collages on the wall and, if I still like them after a month or two, I make a painting.

I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

I've never said, 'I live for art.'

I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did.

I don't like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

Kanye is a student of art. He's an art-school-dropout type of kid that will talk about art till the cows come home.

I don't see myself as a photographer. I still see the photographs and collages as a resource for the painting.

My passion for painting is so sacred and personal to me.

I've been painting all my life, and I'm serious about it. I use it as more or less an outlet.

I never knew what my role in art was, because I was such a deep appreciator and such a passionate appreciator. But every time I would try to sit down and be an illustrator or painter, it was just not my best use.

Art is a beautiful world to get into. Once you are there, it is very difficult to get out of it. Like, once you start painting, you don't want to leave your brush and colours.

Being an artist is celebrating life.

It took me twenty years to discover painting: twenty years looking at nature, and above all, going to the Louvre.

In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual.

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing.

I love painting. I went to college in fine arts, and I still do it all the time.

Not that painting would have been a release. The reason for doing it is the desire to create. I've got to do it! I've seen that, I can still remember it, I've got to paint it.