Art Quote by Ai Weiwei

I would say what Mad Men has taught me has been a super elevated evaluation of text in general, and understanding subtext, and understanding…

— Ben Feldman

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific…

— Brandon Sanderson

We had a general awareness, for example, of Russian use of social media - Facebook ads, use of Twitter, fake news implants - we…

— James R. Clapper

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

— Ai Weiwei

It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and…

— Ai Weiwei

Buying art is not understanding art.

— Anselm Kiefer

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you…

— Michael Craig-Martin

In my own version of the idea of 'what art wants,' the end and fulfillment of the history of art is the philosophical understanding…

— Anonymous

“...there is no true understanding of any art without some knowledge of its philosophy. Only then does its meaning come clear.”

— Frank Lloyd Wright

By translating their inner turmoil or understanding into art, artists challenge the accepted notions of reality and create new ones.

— Wes Nisker

The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.

— Ralph Ellison

Art is difficult. It's not entertainment. There are only a few people who can say something about art - it's very restricted. When I…

— Anselm Kiefer