Art Quote by Grayson Perry

I think of art, at its most significant, as a DEW line, a Distant Early Warning system that can always be relied on to…

— Marshall McLuhan

There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.

— Toni Morrison

There were details like clothing, hair styles and the fragile objects that hardly ever survive for the archaeologist-musical instruments, bows and arrows, and body…

— Mary Leakey

Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the…

— Peter Hammill

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

— Lincoln Steffens

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.

— David Elliott

The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.

— Billy Al Bengston

I’m interested in vernacular cultures, where people lived a little closer to the source of materials and the making of objects for use. And…

— Martin Puryear

For the first time in six or seven thousand years, many people of goodwill find themselves confused about art. They want to enjoy it…

— Barbara Holland

This is the birth of the modern human soul. The artists are like us, not like the Neanderthals, who had no culture - and…

— Werner Herzog

“Our fine arts were developed, their types and uses were established, in times very different from the present, by men whose power of action…

— Paul Valéry