“The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” — Havelock Ellis Copy Share Image
Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Copy Share Image
The economy of gift, of art, is fundamentally opposed to the economy of war. — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
Art should startle the viewer into thinking about the meaning of life. — Antoni Tapies Copy Share Image
True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Oh, Williamsburg. There was a point when you seemed like a scary, tough neighborhood, but now it's obvious that the graffiti on… — Imogen Binnie Copy Share Image
I studied political science and international relations, so I never considered myself an artist. — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
The fact that the work is affirmed by the Museum of Contemporary Art I think sends continued signals that this is worth… — Theaster Gates Copy Share Image
As art reveals the artist more than the world, so you see yourself and what you are not in the mirror of… — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, there is no line between high art and pop art, and there should be no line. — Wayne White Copy Share Image
A museum is not a first-hand contact: it is an illustrated lecture. And what one wants is the actual vital touch. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Pablo Picasso — Aroha Janet Copy Share Image
What other movement determines the S line? Its aesthetic efficacity has long been noted by artists. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Even with so many artists using auto-tune, there's still a growing group of artists rising up and going in the opposite direction,… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
The underlying purpose of all art is to create patterns of imagery which somehow convey a sense of life set in a… — Christopher Booker Copy Share Image
Spending money on art has always been frowned upon in this country - even earlier, when my and others' paintings cost almost… — Georg Baselitz Copy Share Image
“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their… — James A. Durham Copy Share Image
When anyone is creating anything, it has no choice but to be in that stream. The art I create and the art… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share Image
I'm not conditioned to be an entertainer. An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself. The problem with… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
All expression, all art, is an indiscretion we commit against ourselves. This is not an 'impoverishment' but an increase in wealth, for… — Natalie Clifford Barney Copy Share Image
“To conclude this: As when a man comes into a palace, built according to the exactest rule of art, and with an… — William Symington Copy Share Image
You have to come to terms with yourself as an artist and know what you do best. — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Art just consists in making us swallow the commonplaces by charming us eternally. — Marie Bashkirtseff Copy Share Image
Im inspired by throwing out any darkness that is inside of me. For me, art cures. — Jordi Molla Copy Share Image
Architecture is an applied art, founded not on theories but on practice. — Witold Rybczynski Copy Share Image
But sometimes everything I write with the threadbare art of my eye seems a snapshot — Robert Lowell Copy Share Image
As far as Indian artists are concerned, I really like Mohammad Rafi and Sonu Nigam. — Armaan Malik Copy Share Image
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Art is a form of catharsis emotional release, purging, cleansing, purifying. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
