“Art is not a mirror held up to society but a hammer with which to shape it.” — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
“Knowing the rules of an art is not the same as having the habit.” — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California. — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Paint what you know, especially if it looks like something you shouldn't know.” — Andrew Levy Copy Share Image
A work of art is one of mystery, the one extreme magic; everything else is either arithmetic or biology. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
The art of automobile design has progressed, until today it is regarded as one of the most important factors in the marketing… — Harley Earl Copy Share Image
There is probably nothing more sublime than discontent transmuted into a work of art, a scientific discovery, and so on. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The most beautiful landscape cannot hold my fascinated attention as much as nature by the seaside and all that is connected with… — Lyonel Feininger Copy Share Image
It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
“Breakfast Club, and shared the same misimpression that it was a sign of sophistication to talk about how much you loved Eames… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The meaning of art in a time of suffering, a time of war, is much more intense. People are more focused. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share Image
I love Rob Zombie. Rob's just a dude, you know? He's an artist, but he's a regular guy, down to earth. And… — William Forsythe Copy Share Image
Try to walk as much as you can, and keep your love for nature, for that is the true way to learn… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
My cloud photographs are equivalents of my most profound life experiences, my basic philosophy of life. All art is an equivalent of… — Alfred Stieglitz Copy Share Image
“Art is long. Life is short, but it deserves our attentive devotion. Embrace life. No person has a monopoly on wisdom. Despite… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a great advocate of Scottish art at a time when Scottish artists struggled to be taken seriously. They were… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
The word "art" means harmony for me. I never speak of mathematics and never bother with the Spirit. My only science is… — Robert Delaunay Copy Share Image
“If you throw even a cursory glance into the past, at the life which lies behind you, not even recalling its most… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
“When you are the only laowai in a village of 10,000 Chinese martial artists and you've sat through several dozen films where… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
We live in an era when established values are no longer valid, when prodigious discoveries are being made every year, when catastrophes… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
