We need to remind ourselves that contemporary art is first of all a form of conceptual gymnastics, in which we learn to… — Massimiliano Gioni Copy Share Image
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Skal man hjelpe en annen, må man først finne ut hvor han er, og møte ham der. Dette er det første bud… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
My father was the first person to introduce me to self-defense and martial arts, which I've been doing all my life now. — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place. — Chris Lowe Copy Share Image
When one is young, one venerates and despises without that art of nuances which constitutes the best gain of life. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The default mode of modern writing about art is to despise any notion of singularity as so much overheated genius-fetishism. — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
Now if you call 'Ain't No Half-Steppin' ' or 'Raw' an old-school song, I agree with you. But if you call Big… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Being an artist and a musician, I have witnessed the previous generation taking the art form, not as a way of making… — David Finckel Copy Share Image
“As a matter of fact, no one is more tiresome than the person who can understand only realism in art. It shows… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
The late 80s was quite a difficult time for me as an artist because I'd almost become a parody of myself. All… — Toyah Willcox Copy Share Image
One thing I'll say about Hitler that many people don't realize - and I don't mean to besmirch the industry - but… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
I think that I would really like at first for the art to speak for itself. I don't see the need for… — Allie X Copy Share Image
The business and design of the Royal Society is: To improve the knowledge of naturall things, and all useful Arts, Manufactures, Mechanic… — Robert Hooke Copy Share Image
Football is one side of me. Art is another. Travel is another. As I mature, I can organize it so that when… — Dhani Jones Copy Share Image
Walter Benjamin talks about art losing its original "aura" in an age of mechanical reproduction. In writing memoir, we're taking something that… — Lucas Mann Copy Share Image
Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works. — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
You never hear of Artist writing songs about how Happy it is to be someone's best friend... — Stanley Johnston Copy Share Image
I'm so obsessed with the idea of creating a mixtape that feels really authentic to each artist. — Lola Young Copy Share Image
My mom is an art teacher and my dad owns a women's shoe store, so they're not actors by any means. Well,… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
Let us practice the fine art of making every work a priestly ministration. Let us believe that God is in all our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Where would a character artist like me get an opportunity like 'Kaamyaab?' I count myself lucky in certain things - I did… — Sanjay Mishra Copy Share Image
An artist must struggle to accept the shape of this universe - and achieve some important successes... — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
To know how to say what other people only think, is what makes poets and sages; and to dare to say what… — Elizabeth Charles Copy Share Image
“She doesn't attend gallery openings or apear at art-world parties. "People need to see the work. It's more me than my physical… — Jan Greenberg Copy Share Image
Cookery is naturally the most ancient of the arts, as of all arts it is the most important. — George Ellwanger Copy Share Image
“When you talk to an author or an artist, you’re only ever getting half the story. We are crafting narratives for you.… — Phoebe North Copy Share Image
Talk about a struggling artist having to work against enormous odds ... But I love movies so much, so I'm going to… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
“The art side of leadership involves orchestrating another performer's science to produce the desired result.” — Orrin Woodward Copy Share Image
There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without… — Frida Kahlo Copy Share Image
It's not an uncommon event for artists and labels to part ways - Patty Loveless, Vince Gill both did - and it… — Lari White Copy Share Image
When you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with… — Bernard Arnault Copy Share Image
We’re flimflam artists. But remember, sonny, you can’t con people unless they’re greedy to begin with. W. C. Fields had it right.… — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
Art is only great if it's uncodifiable. If art isn't scaring you, if it's not making you upset, then I don't think… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to… — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The true artists is one who insists on producing a supply, whether or not there's any demand. — Ashleigh Brilliant Copy Share Image
