The Art Quotes

Scott Medlock. Some say he's a genius, some say he's a fool. I say he's the Jim Morrison of sports art, and proud to say, one of my closest friends.

The art of cursing people seems to have lost its tang since the old days when a good malediction took four deep breaths to deliverand sent the outfielders scurrying toward the fence to field.

The artist gazes upon a reality and creates his own impression. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality.

Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.

After all, the goal is not making art. It is living a life. Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art.

I have never been against new art as such; some of it is good, much is crap, most is somewhere in between.

There is but one art, to omit.

When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.

Observermanship is the art of giving the impression that you are with it even though you don't know Latin very well.

Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art.

What I love about new technology is that it really pushes the art. It really pushes it in a way that you can't imagine until you come up with the idea. It's idea-based. You can do anything.

People often say 'I live for my art.' Bullshit! If you are given a talent it's to be used. It's not in the private domain.

If the liberal arts do nothing else they provide engaging metaphors for the thinking they displace.

Fashion, art, and architecture are all so tightly connected; I think the way to approach referencing these art works is by capturing the essence.

The realists do not take the photograph for a 'copy' of reality, but for an emanation of past reality, a magic, not an art.

The poem is not only the point of origin for all the language and narrative arts, the poem returns us to the very social function of art as such.

Only tyrannies understand the power of art.

This helpful book on the role of the arts fills a significant gap in the growing literature on holistic faith-based programs.

Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.

I am weary of personal worrying, in love with the art of madness.

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

But now, the final feeling... is one of gratitude that the journey was undertaken. Looking at the past has meant, for the first time, being able to let it go.

When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee.

I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.

In the experience of art, time seems not to exist. When I'm writing and think, "I've been working for two hours," I've actually been working for seven.

If the culture shifts, if people think differently about women, the art will shift, too. You can't ask art to make social change. It's not what it's for.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.

Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise.

An epithet or metaphor drawn from nature ennobles art; an epithet or metaphor drawn from art degrades nature.

We need to cut these things that aren't constitutionally mandated, that are kind of on the periphery, the fluffery, like NPR and National Endowment for the Arts. Those are obvious.

There should be a harmonious blend of religion, philosophy and art for man to live healthily in the world.

I'm somewhat of an empath, I would say. I relate easily to ideas and stories, books, films, music. I'm moved by all of these things. Art in general. But not just art, you know?

There's a whole, that is a whole subgenre within martial arts cinema. The supernatural martial arts movie. Particularly within Asian cinema.

Do your art. But don't wreck your art if it doesn't lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.

You don't make art after you become an artist. You become an artist by ceaselessly making art.

When your art fails, make better art.

I lived in the world of poetry and ideas. I thought life was all about art and philosophy. In the military, I suddenly found out about the real world.

Films are an art form which are sold after packaging in this commercial world

Learning to trust our intuition is an art form, and like all other art forms, it takes practice to perfect.

You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective.

I think it would be very difficult to maintain one kind of art or whatever for your whole life. I think it's unrealistic.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

I grew up in the 80s and that was the first time advertising was considered seriously as anything resembling an art form.

I believe art should be an integral part of life. I try to give my work an almost magical energy that makes the viewer feel good.

Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.

I sketch the faces upside down because it's like drawing from the left side of the brain or the right side of the brain. I never took an art lesson in my life.

If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death.