All I know is that mine was a completely new theory about art, a new approach that made the pictures appear just… — Domenico Gnoli Copy Share Image
The secularization of Western culture was accompanied by the elevation of art to the position of a substitute religion to replace Christianity. — Leland Ryken Copy Share Image
On every hand we observe a truly wise practice, in education, in morals, and in the arts of life, the embodied wisdom… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
IN CINEMA IT IS NECESSARY NOT TO EXPLAIN, BUT TO ACT UPON THE VIEWER'S FEELINGS, AND THE EMOTION WHICH IS AWOKEN IS… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
We have nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore- except to make our lives into a work of art. — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
I was just a very shy kid that needed something to do. And I wanted to practice some kind of martial arts… — Aspen Ladd Copy Share Image
We are the measure of all things. And the beauty of our creation, of our art is proportional to the beauty of… — Jonas Mekas Copy Share Image
With the beginning of any record for an artist there's a certain amount of time of finding the blueprint and trying to… — Dr. Luke Copy Share Image
Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
I like the idea of having a calm, quiet room to work on my [art] while knowing that outside there's noise and… — Keren Ann Copy Share Image
perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
When I was a young stunt guy the director would say: "You're useless..." But I wanted to be the best, I wanted… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. So I enrolled in the Royal Danish Art Academy School… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
Everything Brecht wrote—plays, dialogues, and poetry—was his attempt to clarify the inner contradictions not only of the capitalism and fascism of his… — Richard Foreman Copy Share Image
I never understood the low art/high art distinction. I think there's real currency in pop culture. We read trashy magazines as much… — Kele Okereke Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid wanting to play music, it was because of people like Pete Johnson, Huey Smith, Allen Toussaint,… — Dr. John Copy Share Image
In the Renaissance there wasn't a distinction. Bernini was an artist and he made architecture, and Michelangelo also did some great architecture. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
I do think all art is autobiographical, and I do think I know quite a bit about women. I don't know anything… — Gloria Vanderbilt Copy Share Image
“...there is no true understanding of any art without some knowledge of its philosophy. Only then does its meaning come clear.” — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
Me as an artist, I'm more notorious for writing songs that celebrate women, songs that are all about the positive element of… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
There's been this steady metamorphosis from just surviving to being a craftsman and, ultimately, the hope is to be an artist in… — R.A. Dickey Copy Share Image
“For the hackneyed art of lying without injury to anyone, Rushbrook, to his shame, was proficient.” — Elizabeth Inchbald Copy Share Image
I like the illicit nature of street art, but I won't miss the opportunity to make a nice piece because it is… — Invader Copy Share Image
Chaos in nature is immediately challenging and forces a good artist to impose some type of order on his or her perception… — Wolf Kahn Copy Share Image
I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It's in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
art itself shuns commonality: while the scientist may seek the phenomenon that repeats itself, the artist seeks the exception. — Dore Ashton Copy Share Image
“Concentrate on a single feature – as, build all toward one eye – make all lines lead toward that eye. (Robert Henri)” — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I think naturally I'm a very visual kind of person. If I wasn't in filmmaking, I'd be in something related to visuals.… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
“No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is just that others are behind the time.” — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
I live with the things that I love: art, furniture, and objects that I have collected throughout my travels. — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
That the arts are corrupt does not mean that Christians can abandon them. On the contrary, the corruption of the arts means… — Gene Veith Copy Share Image
To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is… — Bruno Dumont Copy Share Image
Its social: in doing the arts we find out what we need from each other. But its also about survival - surviving… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
'Beale Street' is such an intimate story that I think it requires intimate connections between the artists that are a part of… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I grew up doing martial arts, and I love martial arts movies and fight scenes. I'm pretty athletic, so I enjoy doing… — Aaron Yoo Copy Share Image
“Your mind is the canvas upon which you are the artist. What will you paint on your canvas today? Will you draw… — James A. Murphy Copy Share Image
I've been criticized for doing so - crossover music. But I never claimed to be a pure dancehall artist. — Shaggy Copy Share Image
I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
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