“It follows from Schopenhauer’s analysis that evert genuine work of art must have its origin in direct perception; that is to say… — Bryan Magee Copy Share Image
There is (gentle reader) nothing (the works of God only set apart) which so much beautifies and adorns the soul and mind… — John Dee Copy Share Image
Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art. — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
“There's no such thing as good art or bad art. Art is popular or unpopular. What is banned in Boston may be… — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“Convincing myself I was a “good artist” while also knowing how pointless it was to be one.” — Guillaume Morissette Copy Share Image
“Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are. A great poet, a really… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
The art market is global now, and theres becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
There are some disabling myths about what art is, how to do it, what is good art, and what art is for,… — Peter London Copy Share Image
The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
One of the things my career as an artist might say to young artists is: The things that are close to you… — Sally Mann Copy Share Image
Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling.… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Trophies or no trophies, we are all just striving to do some really good art and help people's lives with it. — No I.D Copy Share Image
“I am concerned with social and environmental issues. What rational person is not? But advocacy and art do not mix. Art is… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
There are always forces at work in a society, certainly in America, which are really forces of censorship -either religious bodies or… — John Boorman Copy Share Image
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The thing about good art is that it makes you look at things in a new way. — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
“Have you ever considered, bridgeman, that bad art does more for the world than good art? Artists spend more of their lives… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
