Art Quote by Kuo Pao Kun

“To write without any awareness of a tradition you are trying to become a part of would be self-defeating. Every artist alive responds to…

— Dorianne Laux

Through our own creative experience we came to know that the real tradition in art is not housed only in museums and art galleries…

— Lawren Harris

Art transcends cultural boundaries.

— Thomas Kinkade

Through our own creative experience we came to know that the real tradition in art is not housed only in museums and art galleries…

— Lawren Harris

Art is the questioning of culture

— Gerard Mortier

“Art invariably grows out of a period when, in general, the artist admires his own nation and wants to win its approval.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Art needs motives that are more profound than profit if it is to maintain its difference from—and position above—other cultural forms.”

— Sarah Thornton

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist.…

— Pauline Kael

In every domain of art, a work that corresponds to the need of its day carries a message of social and cultural value. It…

— Edgard Varese

“Art is not merely a decorative enhancement of our lives, but a sign of our desire to live in the world fully and honestly.”

— Jan Zwicky

“All events and experiences are local, somewhere. And all human enhancements of events and experiences -- all the arts -- are regional in the…

— William Stafford

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

— David Elliott