I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects.
The true artist does not create art as an end in itself; he creates art for human beings. Humanity is the goal.
The art of climbing is the art of survival. The best climber is the man or woman going in the most crazy places but surviving.
The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.
Art is a matter strictly of experience, not of principles and what counts first and last in art is quality, all other things are secondary.
Future art that is based on appearances won't look like the art that's gone before. Even revivals of a period are not the same.
But as I see it, the most corrupt art is the sentimental the art of orange blossoms which make pale women swoon.
You can't dance cheerfully. Dancing is too important. It can be wild or solemn or gay or lewd or art for art's sake, but it can't be cheerful.
Fashion, art, and architecture are all so tightly connected; I think the way to approach referencing these art works is by capturing the essence.
A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.
Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability.
It is the glory and good of Art, That Art remains the one way possible Of speaking truth, to mouths like mine at least.
Art is the uniting of the subjective with the objective, of nature with reason, of the unconscious with the conscious, and therefore art is the highest means of knowledge.
Music is art, and making watches is art, too.
Fairs are beneath the dignity of art. To stand there in a booth and hawk your wares - it is just not how you sell art.
Art is the last thing I'm worried about when I'm writing a song. As far as I'm concerned, art is just short for 'Arthur.'
Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead, it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty.
The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation.
Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Fashion is one of the most beautiful forms of art we have. It's a form of art that every person gets to possess and create for themselves.
I'd rather produce art than become art.
Art is about communication. Art that lasts through the ages works symbolically. It triggers feelings and experiences that we've all had.
I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them.
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset.
I think the problem with the art market and the art scene is that it is its own beast. It thrives and breathes and defecates independently of the artist.
The object of art like every other product creates a public which is sensitive to art and enjoys beauty.
Art is universal. When works of art become classics, it is because they transcend geographical boundaries, racial barriers and time.
I don't create from a place of me making art for art's sake, but wanting my work to actually do stuff... tangible things.
When we think we don't like art it is because it is artificial art.
Art is beyond the enmity! That's why you can always love the art of your enemy, even though you hate him!
There is a lot that horses and art share in common. I have found that most horse people are art lovers, and vice versa.
Art is about energy positive and negative. All art has the power to heal because it helps us see who we are, and what we resist.
Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter's or sculptor's work.
Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.
Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.
Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and I'd write it down.
Art is not in some far-off place. A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability
Art curates compassion. Art to me breaks down walls and allows us to step into somebody else's shoes.
In the past, art was admired and revered from afar. Today, there is more of an interactive relationship between the art and the person who admires it.
The proper school to learn art is not life but art
You can’t teach art, so ART SCHOOL is a contradiction in terms.
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments.
Learning to trust our intuition is an art form, and like all other art forms, it takes practice to perfect.
I finally got to the point where I decided I don't care if it's good art or bad art - it's what I do. I enjoy doing it, and people like it.
I was constantly drawing and colouring. I had an immense love for art and anything which involved art fascinated me.
Art is only great if it's uncodifiable. If art isn't scaring you, if it's not making you upset, then I don't think it's actually doing anything.
You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.
Art is solace; art is vision, and when I pick up a literary work, I am a consumer of literature for its own sake.
Art is doing. Art deals directly with life.
I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart.
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
I found that a lot of people ridiculed contemporary art. I decided I wanted to be involved in art everybody could understand.
I love art; I collect mostly modern art.
The cave art of Madison Avenue has been by far the most innovative and educative art form of the twentieth century.
There is in reality no such thing as modern art. Art is carried on up and down in immense cycles through centuries and civilizations.
The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.
I started to paint in the year 2000. I never thought of going to an art school, even though I loved art.
All art becomes history as soon as it is made, so it is inevitably part of a tradition. It doesn't matter a toss if it is in paint or in film; it is all art.
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