Art Quote by Saul Williams

I don't see why escapist literature shouldn't also be a work of art.

— P. D. James

All serious art is being destroyed by commerce. Most people don't want art to be disturbing. They want it to be escapist. I don't…

— Edward Albee

“The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead…

— Ted Gioia

That is what art is at the end of the day: It's an escapism that we all crave.

— Lauren Jauregui

I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some…

— Ai Weiwei

“Art is subjective and art as a form of entertainment escapism is as high art as any.”

— Miranda Hart

Art is not just about what's great or expensive or scandalous or famous. It's a mirror we hold up that looks different to everyone…

— Michael Kimmelman

Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves.

— Zadie Smith

I know the world that I am painting is not a reality. It is a whim, an entertainment to provoke something in people, whether…

— Tim Walker

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering possibility.

— Jeanette Winterson

Art is an intersection of many human needs.

— Carl Andre

Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.

— Antony Gormley