Art Quotes

Art is always, even at its most repulsive, an impassioned cry of love.

Abstract art is a creative interplay between the conscious and the unconscious, with the conscious mind making all the final decisions and in control throughout.

Whatever else art is good for, its chief effectiveness lies in propagating more art.

The scope of art is practically boundless; it does not begin and end with the painting of pictures and the modeling of statues; where there is room for workmanship there is room for it.

In Afghanistan I was doing street art because it was more open, but when I had a show, only men would come. I said, I'm an artist not only for men, but for women too. So that's why I like graffiti.

Art is foremost a state of mind, and only secondarily a problem of form.

Can one make works which are not works of 'art'?

It is only the educated who can produce or appreciate high art.

When I go to China I see many artists whose work reflects on aspects of contemporary popular culture but obviously the history of Western art is not part of their own tradition.

Art is socialism but life is capitalism.

Jazz is part folk art, part progressive art.

When things go wrong, this is what you should do. Make good art.

No work of art is ever completed, it is only abandoned.

I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively

Some of the best art occurs when people are oppressed. That's just what we do as a species when something shakes us up.

But O, Photography! as no art is, Faithful and disappointing!

Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny.

Art is what remains of religion: the dance above the yawning abyss.

If we get the good that belongs to us here and now, we must extract the sweetness of each passing minute while it is ours. That is the real art of living in the today.

Every single work of art is the fulfillment of a prophecy; for every work of art is the conversion of an idea into an image.

Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.

I think the art world will continue to be a place where people have a certain freedom and creativity to think about what's happening in Cuba.

A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it.

Art is the path of the creator to his work.

Don’t get hung up on the female thing. The art is not about that.

I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It's all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc.

Modern art was born from a desire to destroy kitsch.

Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few winners, and lots and lots of losers.

I adhere to the religion of art and music and small children.

All art began as sacred art, you know? I mean, all painting began as religious painting. All writing began as religious writing.

Art is order, made out of the chaos of life.

Your art is what you do when no one can tell you exactly how to do it. Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.

At the heart of art is learning to see

What I mean by art is the human act of doing something that connects us to someone else

It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Stop settling for what's good enough and start creating art that matters.

Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it

Do you know what good art is? It is saying "ta" to God.

The Art of War is self-explanatory

The history of art is a sequence of successful transgressions.

The basic unit for contemporary art is not the idea, but the analysis of and extension of sensations.

Art is - representing the beautiful. There must be Art in everything.

Past art is subject to change.

The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.

All art is knowing when to stop.

When it comes to performance art, I am more interested in the failures then the so-called successes. I have never cared for entertaining anyone.

How rich art is, if one can only remember what one has seen, one is never empty of thoughts or truly lonely, never alone.

Know that the secret of the arts is to correct nature.

The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. Out of the depth and entertainment comes value.

I hated art as a kid. I didn't even like art class. I didn't like to draw. I would make my dad do all the drawings because I hated it so much.

Art is elimination of the unnecessary.