The work of art... is an instrument for tilling the human psyche, that it may continue to yield a harvest of vital… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
The discussion about whether photography is or isn't art is dated and of no interest. Your work makes you an artist, not… — Peter Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Your art is to be the praise of something that you love. It may only be the praise of a shell or… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I've always been an artist that has had a problem with genres, staying in the box, and being told what I had… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
As an artist, you don't stop making art because people are not buying it. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
“Don't we all know that art is dangerous. You play it - then you live it.” — Stefan Balint Copy Share Image
It makes me sad when I see artists who come alive when they go onstage, because, gee, I really come alive when… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a pariah, because all my heroes were cult artists, people who devoted their lives to poking into very… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
Not everything we do as artists has deep intent. If we push barriers, that's great, but sometimes we just do our work.… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“Leonardo da Vinci and the much younger Michelangelo had often made it clear that they had no respect for each other’s craft.… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
Museums have traditionally been places that protect the art object. But in the last 40 years, a new type of museum has… — Diego Cortez Copy Share Image
People ask me how I keep my figure, and I tell them it's because I paint. When you're covered in paint, it's… — Jane Seymour Copy Share Image
I feel self-conscious for even having met so many other band people and artists, I don't want to be that artist that… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
Realism should only be the means of expression of religious genius... or, at the other extreme, the artistic expressions of monkeys which… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
It has always been an ambition of mine to make a record. I'm lucky to have a good team behind me. A… — Roddy Llewellyn Copy Share Image
