Art Quote by Thomas McEvilley

“This assumption of the intrinsically repressive nature of collective experience and redemptive power of individuation is a staple of contemporary art theory and criticism.…

— Grant H. Kester

Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts.

— Laura Riding

(There is) art that states the problems of society and wakes people up to make changes in their lives or in their communities,...art that…

— Meredith Monk

Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force. There lies its immense value. For what it seeks is to disturb monotony…

— Oscar Wilde

Art is collective. Always, it has a tradition behind it.

— Joanna Russ

“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points…

— Erik Pevernagie

Art = a mad search for individualism.

— Paul Gauguin

A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to…

— Beverly Sills

Now culture being a social product, I firmly believe that any work of art should have a social function to beautify, to glorify, to…

— Carlos Bulosan

Art brings people back to their sensibility as human beings. This is the purpose of art: To bring people together and bring back the…

— eL Seed

The point of art is to shake people's minds and talk about real social issues.

— Ariana DeBose

Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.

— Seth Godin