Art Quote by Gary Holland

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

— Conor Oberst

A lot of what making art is, is just being open, and empty. And putting yourself in the right place for things to, literally,…

— Bill Viola

Hopefully if you create something fine, people will relate to it, so you're communicating with people, and you're not in a void. On the…

— Patti Smith

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

I think my initial desire to start making art came from a desire and a need to communicate but not having anyone to communicate…

— Willie Herron

How art works is really interesting. It comes from our unconscious, a lot of it. And were communicating in ways were not completely aware…

— Grayson Perry

I think art is, unfortunately, sometimes our only shot at communicating our indignation safely and effectively.

— Andrea Suarez Paz

From all that I have seen, I am more than ever convinced that art must communicate, and it must represent, describe and express people,…

— Raphael Soyer

The making of art is a profoundly social activity, even if it’s one-on-one with some sort of ideal reader who doesn’t exist.

— August Kleinzahler

Creating art is like being sick - you bring up all your innermost thoughts, and then you have to ask yourself why you're doing…

— Goldie

Art is excitement which if we can't create ourselves, we can at least, through love of it, make available to others.

— Vincent Price

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

— Julia Cameron