Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

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"I'm interested in art that blurs genre boundaries"
Grimes
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"I want to leave people transformed after experiencing my art"
Grimes
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"I've learned that the most profound art comes from personal pain and transformation."
Björk
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"In the silence between notes, we find true meaning."
Zedd
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"Art is the voice of the soul."
Zedd
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"Express yourself boldly through art."
Zedd
"Art expresses what words cannot"
Avicii
"Art is the voice of the voiceless"
Avicii
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"I think vulnerability is the most honest thing you can do in art."
James Blake
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"I believe in the power of subtlety over spectacle."
James Blake
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"I make work that I would want to listen to alone at night."
James Blake
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"The most interesting art makes you uncomfortable."
James Blake
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"I'm interested in how emotion translates into sound."
James Blake
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"The most powerful art is often the most simple."
James Blake
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"I'm drawn to artists who show their scars."
James Blake
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"I believe in making music that asks questions instead of providing answers."
James Blake
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"Art is the most honest conversation between strangers."
James Blake
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"I make art to understand myself and the world around me."
James Blake
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"I believe in making art that challenges and comforts simultaneously."
James Blake
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"I'm interested in how vulnerability becomes strength."
James Blake
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"Art is about expressing the parts of yourself that words cannot reach."
FKA Twigs
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"I dance because words fail me."
FKA Twigs
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"Art requires you to be brutally honest with yourself."
FKA Twigs
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"I create to challenge the status quo."
FKA Twigs
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"I create to heal myself and hopefully others."
FKA Twigs
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"I believe in creating art that challenges and transforms."
FKA Twigs
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"I create to express what cannot be spoken."
FKA Twigs
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"I create to build bridges between people and emotions."
FKA Twigs
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"Art should be accessible to everyone, not just the elite"
Grimes
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"The most honest art comes from personal pain"
Grimes