Art is a crime scene in a sense, a crucible, of the mind and heart and our dreams. — Philip Schultz Copy Share Image
Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive. — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
The real value of art is not always revealed by the price set upon it. — Jeffrey Loria Copy Share Image
Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted. — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true vision of reality. — Piet Mondrian Copy Share Image
As a society in turmoil, we are going to see more, and more various, attempts to simulate order through repression; and art… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays… — Charlotte Saunders Cushman Copy Share Image
In art school we're always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art's sake, expressing yourself, and that… — Eric Drooker Copy Share Image
For the cynic, art is defined through money. That, of course, is a very sad statement. But an artist is someone who… — Wolfgang Beltracchi Copy Share Image
Art is the reordering of nature - the qualities of space and time - in new perceptual and material form. — Daniel Bell Copy Share Image
Art is a framework, a kind of living trellis, on which public dreaming can shape itself. — Elizabeth Janeway Copy Share Image
Conceptual art is entirely word-bound. It is, in fact, the kind of art that is exhausted in its verbal description. — Alexander Stoddart Copy Share Image
Good art is born from knowing yourself deeply: Your art cannot hide how much you have discovered about yourself. — Zhang Xiaogang Copy Share Image
All that is happening in art is part of a process of exploration and discovery. I hope to live for a few… — Joseph Plaskett Copy Share Image
The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become… — Gichin Funakoshi Copy Share Image
Pablo Picasso said, "Art is the lie that tells the truth," and it's not a terribly radical statement. It's always been that… — Momus Copy Share Image
“Contemplating a purported work of art is a social activity. Either you have a rewarding time, or you don't. You don't have… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art… — Donald Judd Copy Share Image
The work of art is born of the artist in a mysterious and secret way. From him it gains life and being.… — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
“Science is not enough, religion is not enough, art is not enough, politics and economics is not enough, nor is love, nor… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become… — Francois Pinault Copy Share Image
All art is a gift. It is first of all a gift that the maker can do it. It is then a… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
The 10 or 12 artists I have known really well all my life are at least as competitive as professional athletes. They… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
ART Art is that thing having to do only with itself—the product of a successful attempt to make a work of art.… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
In the long run, you have to have patience and integrity and a plan. You can't compromise your vision. I'm a bit… — Einar Selvik Copy Share Image
If people lacked the capacity to receive the thoughts of the men who preceded them and to pass on to others their… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
We both [with Jo Andres] think that it is really important to our culture that we support all kinds of music, all… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Everywhere I've been, from South Africa to Brazil, people are connected to it. For me, art is a way to bring people… — eL Seed Copy Share Image
Art begs you to notice it. Why? Because art is God's way of saying hello. So pay attention to poetry. Pay attention… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Art is all about becoming a name, a brand; it isn't based on talent or creativity. — Betty Dodson Copy Share Image
I like to convey the idea that art is important in everyday life. — Georgia O'Keeffe Copy Share Image