Flower Quote by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten and inspire in ways the democratic…

— Lauryn Hill

It's helpful for me to get ideas - the physical action of painting. Sometimes it frees up your writer brain. It's nice for me…

— Erin Morgenstern

I do not think my painting has ever been revolutionary. It was not directed against any kind of painting. I have never wanted to…

— Georges Braque

“Those seeking political and economic change should consider embracing art. Part of our role as citizens is to look more closely at the media…

— Jonathan Taplin

We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.

— Morgan Parker

I just feel that art is more important than ever, that art is something that can unify us, that can make America stronger.

— Hector Tobar

Now, at a moment when photography is so pervasive that it's been forced to grapple with its own identity and look inward, it feels…

— Cynthia Daignault

Art is about changing what we see in our everyday lives and representing it in such a way that it gives us hope.

— Kehinde Wiley

I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be…

— Nick Cave

I do not think I exaggerate the importance or the charms of pedestrianism, or our need as a people to cultivate the art. I…

— John Burroughs

“Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.”

— Elizabeth Catlett

Well, painting today certainly seems very vibrant, very alive, very exiting. Five or six of my contemporaries around New York are doing very vital…

— Jackson Pollock