In art, it all starts with inspiration. A great source of inspiration can be a veritable big bang to complete a work of art. Each artist has their own source of inspiration; it can be a book, a color, a theme of thought, their own life or anything else.
Artists, philosophers and thinkers in general have pondered a lot on inspiration: what it is, its role and more.
Discover a selection of great quotes about it:
“Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.” – Marc Chagall
“It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“Inspiration does exist but it must find you working.” – Pablo Picasso
“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” – Claude Monet
“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.” – Edvard Munch
“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” – Paul Strand
“Great art picks up where nature ends.” – Marc Chagall
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” – Paul Cezanne
“What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.” – Eugene Delacroix
“Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.” – Paul Cézanne