Art Quote by Shelby Lynne

For most of us, art is supposed to do something more than simply mirror the confusions of the world.

— Michiko Kakutani

It's not ideal when art is seen as just some passing entertainment quickly thrown out into the market, like a consumer object. You have…

— Christine Leunens

Art is not there simply to be understood. ... It is more the sense of an indication or suggestion.

— Joseph Beuys

When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it.

— Alberto Giacometti

I always think that in some way, art is the best tool we have to prepare for death. It's like a sculpture that you…

— John Cameron Mitchell

Art is concerned with the HOW and not the WHAT.

— Josef Albers

I totally believe that art is an open dialogue and that it is not logical. It does not always make sense.

— Lynda Benglis

The general misunderstanding of a work of art is often due to the fact that the key to its spiritual content and technical means…

— Hans Hofmann

Looking at art is one way of listening to God.

— Wendy Beckett

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

— Conor Oberst

Once it is out of his hand the artist has no control over the way a viewer will perceive the work. Different people will…

— Sol LeWitt

Works of art are meant to be lived with and loved, and if we try to understand them, we should try to understand them…

— William H. Gass