Art Quotes
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Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.
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I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction.
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I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.
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Art is great only when it bears the stamp of the individual.
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The presence of excessive wealth puts an unnatural spin on the appreciation of art.
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The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.
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Art is not delivered like the morning paper; it has to be stolen from Mount Olympus.
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Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.
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I often say that sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defense. Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right to use it for unfair attacks.
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For a long time, I believed that a great piece of music on its own could do more to stir the soul than any other single art form.
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It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists.
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The art editor in charge of the covers at the 'New Yorker' is Francoise Mouly. She's very familiar with the eccentricities and personalities of cartoonists, so working with her is very easy.
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.
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Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions.
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Digital art software has empowered both the painterly side of photographers, and the photographer side of painters.
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Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics aren't necessarily more high-minded than gallerists.
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I'm studying art and photography, like film and digital - a mix of both.
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Things like anatomy and drawing and design and color had pretty much been drop-kicked out of the curriculum in the '70s, when I was studying art, in favor of abstraction and minimalism.
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It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.
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The magic of music is so strong, getting stronger, it should break any shackle of another art.
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What is art really? The outcome of dissatisfaction with life, the point of impact for the creative force, the continual movement of life.. ..in my art I attempt to explain life and its meaning to myself.
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Then you will do away with the only social meetings at the Art Academy in London we have, the only occasion on which we all come together in an easy, unrestrained manner. When we have no varnishing days, we shall not know one another.
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I think TV promulgates the idea that good art is just art which makes people like and depend on the vehicle that brings them the art.
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Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.
