The Art Quotes
I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.
... politics are nothing but sand and gravel: it is art and life that feed us until we die. Everything else is ambition, hysteria or hatred.
Everywhere in the modern world there is neglect, the need to be recognized, which is not satisfied. Art is a way of recognizing oneself, which is why it will always be modern.
I tend not to work with a specific person in mind. Art is a matter of statistics. It's not about individuals. It's about people.
Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.
The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
First of all, the art of living; then as my ideal profession, poetry and philosophy, and as my real profession, plastic arts; in the last resort, for lack of income, illustrations.
Boredom is not an end-product, is comparatively rather an early stage in life and art. You've got to go by or past or through boredom, as through a filter, before the clear product emerges.
I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a puppet show or an opera is. I'm still interested in computer games as something I would like to work on someday.
The value of art is its ability to look into the "world of oblivion" and to find things that are generally unrecognized, forgotten, invisible and impossible to tell.
Movie acting may not have a certain kind of glory as true art, but it is damn hard work.
Maybe in that earlier phase I was painting the woman in me. Art isn't a wholly masculine occupation, you know.
Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.
Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator.
I don't listen to punk any more, unless it's right before I play. Not that I don't like it, it's nostalgic. But, it's for kids and it should be it's not art, it's expression.
New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated.
Humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance. Violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat.
The portrait is one of the most curious art forms. It demands special qualities in the artist, and an almost total kinship with the model.
I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of art being compromised.
I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.
It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself.
The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.
I am for an art that takes into account the direct effect of the elements as they exist from day to day apart from representation.
To equip a pedestrian with shelter, bedding, utensils, food, and other necessities, in a pack so light and small that he can carry it without overstrain, is really a fine art.
