Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination, and truth enters into it… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic; it is merely a form of emotional masturbation.… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Like most people, I've always felt using words like 'best' when applied to art is a fun way for critics to stay… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable, yet you're my favorite work of art. Is your figure less than Greek, is your mouth a… — Chet Baker Copy Share Image
Personal evolution has nothing to do with art, it's never. Art is a sine curve: dark and light change permanently, in cumulative… — Jonathan Meese Copy Share Image
Satire is an art best practiced behind the back of the intended target. I think inviting politicians on a satirical show becomes… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
Art is manipulation, the management of material, the directing of fate... Who does that directing? — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line. — Amy Lowell Copy Share Image
I like to convey the idea that art is important in everyday life. — Georgia O'Keeffe Copy Share Image
The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. Out of the… — W. Eugene Smith Copy Share Image
Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the… — Emil Nolde Copy Share Image
Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind. — Hiroshi Sugimoto Copy Share Image
It's in our nature. If you are a plumber, there is an objective way to establish whether you put together a great… — Maurizio Cattelan Copy Share Image
Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
The word “art” is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars… — Amiri Baraka Copy Share Image
The pursuit of art is a delicate balance between influence and self-assertiveness. As self-realized artists, we all have different levels of tolerance… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
Art is not just ornamental, an enhancement of life. It is a path in itself, a way out of the predictable and… — Gabrielle Roth Copy Share Image
