George Inness Quotes
The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion.
Quotes to Explore
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Art is always an exaggeration in some sense; in color, in form, even in theme, etc... but it has always been this way. It is the same with the nature of some works by Giotto or Massacio, or the color of life as expressed by Van Gogh.
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Perhaps at some time in the future, when you ask a friend to come up and look at your etchings, you will plug in your collection of video art.
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Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.
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My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.
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Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.
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Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
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I don't attempt to make people uncomfortable; I think that my standards in terms of art and journalism always have necessitated my discomfort.
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The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.
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There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.
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Myself and David, we both love art. We have a lot of respect for Damien Hirst and Julian Schnabel, and we've met them both, and they're very interesting characters. I also have a lot of respect for the working women out there. As you know, it's not easy when you're looking after children and you have a career as well.
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I realize that I live in the same environment that I did when I was a kid, but with less junk and better art.
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And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music.
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All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
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People ask about art and commercialism. I think that if someone tries to sell their work at a high price, that is the wrong way of doing it.
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Art is something absolute, something positive, which gives power just as food gives power. While creative science is a mental food, art is the satisfaction of the soul.
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...if it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.
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I think…to give. In the best way I can, through song and through dance and through music. I mean, I am committed to my art. I believe that all art has as its ultimate goal the union between the material and the spiritual, the human and the divine. I believe that to be the reason for the very existence of art. And I feel I was chosen as an instrument to just give music and love and harmony to the world. To children of all ages, and adults and teenagers.... I love people of all races from my heart, with true affection.
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My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids.
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I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.'
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I had to learn that this whole God thing isn't just this big religion. It's really that He wants this relationship with us on a personal level.
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I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.
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The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion.
