Art Quote by Whitney Chadwick

The true work of art is always on the human scale. It is essentially the one that says, 'less.

— Albert Camus

“I identified historical hierarchical division of the arts into fine arts and craft as a major force in the marginalisation of women's work.”

— Rozsika Parker

“Looking at and 'appreciating' art has been understood as an instrument (or at best a result) of upward mobility, in which owning art is…

— Lucy R. Lippard

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 is universal. When works of art become classics, it is because they transcend geographical boundaries, racial barriers and time.

— John Kani

In the days before machinery men and women who wanted to amuse themselves were compelled, in their humble way, to be artists. Now they…

— Aldous Huxley

Art has a smaller audience than, say, movies or other forms of mass consumption. But that doesn't mean the work doesn't have an impact…

— Todd Solondz

The making of one's life into art is, after all, the first duty and privilege of every man.

— Arthur Symons

“To discover the history of women and art is in part to account for the way art history is written. To expose its underlying…

— Norma Broude

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

— Maya Lin

Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium.

— Henri Matisse

“Art needs motives that are more profound than profit if it is to maintain its difference from—and position above—other cultural forms.”

— Sarah Thornton