"I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them." - Jean-Michel Basquiat

"

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.

Source note: Commonly cited, aligns with Dalí's known views

View & Share

"

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

Source note: Vasari's Lives of the Artists

View & Share

"

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.

Source note: Documented in Basquiat-isms (Princeton UP)

View & Share