Art Quote by Massimiliano Gioni

In general, the Arab world is an artistic hub that has such a variety, whether it be music, film, poetry.

— Ramy Youssef

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

— Billy Al Bengston

The popular Arab imagination is a pliant and inventive thing; it can explain any defeat. It is a compass that always points toward the…

— James Lileks

In many parts of the world, including the Arab world, the Latin American world, and even parts of the Western world, there is a…

— Tariq Ali

“paintings in Saudi homes all had as their subject matter one theme: water. Streams. Lakes. Waterfalls. Oceans. (It’s worth noting that Arabic speakers are…

— Martin Lindstrom

I had this desire to understand Islam better and then focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures. And one of the first…

— Craig Thompson

There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

Where I work, in the Arab region, people are busy taking up Western innovations and changing them into things which are neither conventionally Western,…

— Shereen El Feki

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals.…

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

I've seen it personally that people have a natural sensibility to Arabic script. I don't know it if it's because of the shape, I…

— eL Seed

In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Egyptians are quite incredible people. They have everything: the culture, the music, the scenes. So much of Arab music and art started there.

— Yasmine Hamdan