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title: "8 Art Useful Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Art Useful quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Art Useful sayings and thoughts."
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> [Art is as useful as bread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azar-nafisi/art-is-as-useful-as-bread/)

[Azar Nafisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azar-nafisi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/azar-nafisi-2001_art_art-is-as-useful-as-bread-1152935_1152935.png)

> [Masonry is an art, useful and extensive, which comprehends within its circle every branch of useful knowledge and learning, and stamps an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/preston/masonry-is-an-art-useful-and-extensive-which-comprehends-within-its/)

[Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/preston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/preston-270282_art_masonry-is-an-art-useful-and-extensive-w_1284486.jpg)

> [I like making art that's useful to people who have a harder road. Art is a tool to get through it; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cameron-mitchell/i-like-making-art-that-s-useful-to-people-who-have-a-harder-road-art/)

[John Cameron Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cameron-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/john-cameron-mitchell-3889_art_i-like-making-art-that-s-useful-to-peopl_1635367.jpg)

> [I think the term 'conceptual art' is a useful term for writers, a basket to put people in, like Pop Art or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-baldessari/i-think-the-term-conceptual-art-is-a-useful-term-for-writers-a-basket/)

[John Baldessari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-baldessari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/john-baldessari-16840_art_i-think-the-term-conceptual-art-is-a-use_2260018.png)

> [I'm creating art that can be healing. Art that can make you feel like you're not alone, like you're not an outsider.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/i-m-creating-art-that-can-be-healing-art-that-can-make-you-feel-like/)

[Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/jamila-woods-11916_alone_i-m-creating-art-that-can-be-healing-art_2537330.jpg)

> [When I make my work, I am making what I hope to be something functional - a space for individual contemplation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-viola/when-i-make-my-work-i-am-making-what-i-hope-to-be-something/)

[Bill Viola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-viola/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/bill-viola-14184_art_when-i-make-my-work-i-am-making-what-i-h_2679892.png)

> [Writing about art is only useful when it leads to the experience of art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-darby-bannard/writing-about-art-is-only-useful-when-it-leads-to-the-experience-of/)

[Walter Darby Bannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-darby-bannard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/walter-darby-bannard-6715_art_writing-about-art-is-only-useful-when-it_3121765.png)

> [Art is useful. Through art we can start building a world that works differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tania-bruguera/art-is-useful-through-art-we-can-start-building-a-world-that-works/)

[Tania Bruguera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tania-bruguera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/tania-bruguera-50283_art_art-is-useful-through-art-we-can-start-b_3126456.png)

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