For the art-historically informed, no art has truly shocked since November 19, 1971, when Chris Burden had himself shot in the arm… — Mark Kostabi Copy Share Image
The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
Even though hip-hop started as a battle format, different artists appeared on each other's records or hung out in the same clubs,… — Mike D Copy Share Image
Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because… — Randall Jarrell Copy Share Image
There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics… — Douglas Sirk Copy Share Image
I think that has been a benefit to me because I think most people understand quilts and not a lot of people… — Faith Ringgold Copy Share Image
“that) but because God thought the whole thing up first. Fran illustrates this with the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where Michelangelo portrays… — William Edgar Copy Share Image
I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“It’s so easy to lose faith and become lost in all of the politics of the world. That’s why we need the… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties, stays in the same handful of hotels, eats at the same no-star… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
The arts not only imbue our sense of sight, balance, movement, touch and hearing, they also lift our logical minds - the… — Eugene Schwartz Copy Share Image
All art is concerned with coming into being; for it is concerned neither with things that are, or come into being by… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
When I first came into the business, I had to, for the sake of being able to sell myself as an artist,… — Kelly Price Copy Share Image
Without art we would be nothing but foreground and live entirely in the spell of that perspective which makes what is closest… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Well, this week's peeve might be... when art writers talk about an artist's 'efforts,' meaning their work. It always sounds patronizing to… — James Nares Copy Share Image
The artist is a man who finds that the form or shape of things externally corresponds, in some strange way, to the… — Graham Collier Copy Share Image
Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to… — Kara DioGuardi Copy Share Image
There are artists that are using computers in all genres - Kendrick Lamar's music is electronic-made, and Taylor Swift is the same… — Skrillex Copy Share Image
When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they… — James Arthur Copy Share Image
People have always said that I could have been a highly successful pop artist, if only that were my intention. It never… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
It is not reasonable that art should win the place of honor over our great and powerful mother Nature. We have so… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I started doing sculpture in 1959. I had no commissions then. They were painted, similar in style to the paintings... At a… — Ellsworth Kelly Copy Share Image
“Myself I cannot see the persistence of the artist type. I see no need for the individual man of genius in such… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm working on. And I think… — Anthony Quinn Copy Share Image
It's not disappearing in that sense, and it's not disappearing in an artistic sense - trying to make something beautiful that means… — Elena Tonra Copy Share Image
Artists have so much more control of their futures - they don't need to rely so much on major labels or big… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Art is not cozy and it is not mocked. Art tells the only truth that ultimately matters. It is the light by… — Iris Murdoch Copy Share Image
As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
When you see what you express through photography, you realize all the things that can no longer be the objectives of painting.… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
I speak for an art ... weary of its puny exploits, weary of pretending to be able, of being able, of doing… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
There's this weird game called 'Blueberry Garden.' For that game an artist recorded some piano music, but evidently he only had a… — C418 Copy Share Image
“To be an artist was to interpret experiences for others. The more a person turned in to the charismatic forces in life… — Laura Joplin Copy Share Image
I haven't had the opportunity to study visual art, but it was always my first love when it came to artistic expression.… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
Art used to be painting, sculpture, music, etc, but now, all technology has become art. Of course, this form of art is… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
I have a song coming with blackbear. He's a huge artist, I would say in the dark-pop scene. He has also collaborated… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
“I know that life is busy and hard and that there's crushing pressure to just settle down and get a real job… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
There are many aspects about what and why we photograph: visual pleasure, personal empathy, intellectual stimulation, technical excellence, etc. Serious photographers and… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
A role is a role where I play someone else, but when it comes to paintings, it is me. It is unadulterated… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I am drawing outside - when it is cold out it gets difficult (my hand gets slower when it is… — Jason Polan Copy Share Image
There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
