In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
There's something retro about the pop culture references in the paintings, so I'd imagine it's not as much a pop culture reference… — Joe Bradley Copy Share Image
I have learned to master the art of being different and to prove that it has nothing to do with the color… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In many respects, theater is still grappling with problems of reality and representation that the visual art movement realized were unimportant many… — Tim Crouch Copy Share Image
I need my 'art work' or 'entertainment work' or whatever to have empathy for or connection to the way I experience the… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
“To know how to avoid the cliche, to know what tradition you are pushing forward, begins with knowing what that tradition is.” — Blake Snyder Copy Share Image
“I am the proud indentured servant of a brilliant art adviser who may or may not have purposely stapled my index finger… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Imagination guides you in your contacts with individuals and crowds, so you can discover new concepts and approaches. — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
I'm not a pop artist. For me pop never was… Pop is concerned with exteriors. I'm concerned with interiors. When I use… — Jim Dine Copy Share Image
I set the benchmark for Gaga, Weve done it before, with all our creative shows, and now the new artists are following… — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
Even at this late date, I go into my studio, and I think 'Is this going to be it? Is it the… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
Working with other artists and writers over the past couple years has really given me a clear idea of my strengths and… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
I wasn't exposed to art as I was growing up, and can't recall the first time I saw a work of art.… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Boston was a great city to grow up in, and it probably still is. We were surrounded by two very important elements:… — Leonard Nimoy Copy Share Image
Some artists go through life not realizing that they have to be happy today. They're always thinking about the next job or… — Francois Arnaud Copy Share Image
“Our ancestors had fought and murdered one another, married and forged alliances, founded countries. At their best - but only for selfish… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share Image
The task of art today is to bring chaos into order. Artistic productivity is the capacity for being voluntarily involuntary. — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Fate wings, with every wish, the afflictive dart, Each gift of nature, and each grace of art. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Some art needs to be hung on the wall and stared at inquisitively, while other pieces require a more active approach. — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
I am all about the arts and whenever I go to New York, London or Sydney I check out the latest plays,… — Shibani Dandekar Copy Share Image
The world I feel, within the realm of art, is more genuine than the wrorld of matter. Artistic feeling is not tape… — Gu Cheng Copy Share Image
Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and… — Edward Thorndike Copy Share Image
I think that there is always room for improvement so I am seeking to reach as far as I can in my… — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
I would like to assure those who would serve Daridranarayana that there is music, art, economy and joy in the spinning wheel. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
There's a lack of creativity in every field because people are afraid. As an artist in this world we can do whatever… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art. — Henry Moore Copy Share Image
“I don’t know anyone but television assassins and serial killers who’ve perfected the art of sounding deadly over the telephone as well… — Adrianne Brooks Copy Share Image
To think about love and passion and political correctness all together, it doesn't work. Art has to go way past the political… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
Our photographs are filthier and our stories are more disgusting. We make no effort to be artistic. — Al Goldstein Copy Share Image
It feels much better to me to think that an artist is working to show his appreciation of what already has been… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
There is a subtle and unmistakable touch of love and pride, beyond mere skill, almost an inspiration which gives to all work… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and… — Yayoi Kusama Copy Share Image
The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Feminist art may... though perhaps our imaginations are so mutilated now that we are incapable even of the ambition, introduce a new… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
A different level of musical magic is reached when the right combination of artists are collectively creating. — Jimmie Allen Copy Share Image
If the standard for art is the decency of its creators, we're going to have a lot of empty museums. — Bari Weiss Copy Share Image
There's art that I would readily buy if I could afford it, and enjoy, but would never write about because it doesn't… — Peter Schjeldahl Copy Share Image
If you look at any creative person's work, you can see bits and pieces of their influences. That's what an artist does. — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
