Art Quote by Chinua Achebe

My position is that serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict. I don't see how art…

— Chinua Achebe

Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind,…

— Jeff Koons

Serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict.

— Chinua Achebe

All art is fundamentally subversive, because it upsets people's perceptions, their notions about society. Therefore, art is dangerous, but good art is always making…

— John Boorman

There are always forces at work in a society, certainly in America, which are really forces of censorship -either religious bodies or zealots who…

— John Boorman

Art should be on the side of humanity.

— Chinua Achebe

I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction.

— Anthony Kiedis

I really believe that art has to play a role in changing the moral direction. Mean, selfish people are in charge of the government…

— Steve Almond

All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our…

— David Bowie

“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points…

— Erik Pevernagie

Art for the most part, is about concentration, solitude and determination. It's really not about other people's needs and assumptions. I'm not interested in…

— Richard Serra

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us…

— Oscar Wilde