Art History Quotes

53 Art History quotes by 48 unique authors

Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent… — Drew Barrymore
The term 'Pre-Raphaelite' is in danger of becoming one of the most misused tags in art history — Christopher Wood
The visual is sorely undervalued in modern scholarship. Art history has attained only a fraction of the conceptual sophistication of literary criticism. Drunk with self-love,… — Camille Paglia
When I turned 30, due to my father's heart history and my family genetics, I vowed to start seeing a cardiologist every year and just… — Jennie Garth
Who made art history? Not the most reasonable people. The mad men did. If painting is the mirror of a time, it must be mad… — Max Ernst
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like… — George Hickenlooper
I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of… — Herb Ritts
There are two lives to each of us, the life of our actions, and the life of our minds and hearts. History reveals men's deeds… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
In The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, David Scott addresses the daunting task of establishing a groundwork for the aesthetics of boxing-and succeeds with consummate… — Robert Anasi
You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting… — Chuck Close
I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history — Judy Chicago
I wanted to go into art history. Acting fell into my lap when a neighbor took pictures of me and showed them to an agent. — Eva Mendes
History paints the human heart. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Reps once took chances on art, History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would be difficult for… — Steve Vai
A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
I grew up in Rome, in actually what I would say was a liberal, open-minded family. My father was an architect and my mother was… — Frida Giannini
History is too slow for our life, for our hearts. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist. — LeRoy Neiman
In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did… — Denise Mina
I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff… — Stephen Furst
The heart with letters on it shining like a light bulb through the trim hole painted in the chest, art history. — Margaret Atwood
Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art history… — Peter M. Brant
I was born in a suburb outside of Philadelphia called Lower Merion. After taking many leaves of absence, I just received my BA from NYU… — Gideon Glick
I always try to have a book on hand, traveling is an excellent way of providing perspective, and studying Art History has made going to… — Gideon Glick
At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it's a challenge to pull any idea together. On… — James Dean

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