I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that. Thomas Heatherwick artfeelinterest Change image and share on social
Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said something about the human condition. He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into. Dance offered him a display in which he could find, after much searching, certain human secrets. John Berger alternativeartballet share on social
The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear. John James Audubon badlybeautifuldrawing Change image and share on social
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. John Kenneth Galbraith artchoosedisastrous Change image and share on social
Like most sensible people, you probably lost interest in modern art about the time that Julian Schnabel was painting broken pieces of the crockery that his wife had thrown at him for painting broken pieces of crockery instead of painting the bathroom and hall. P. J. O'Rourke artbathroombreak share on social
More than reading - much more than reading, in fact - I developed a love for telling stories from listening to two parents who really knew how to do it. And it really is an art. Robert Kurson artdevelopfact Change image and share on social
Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts. Camille Paglia 1970sactualart share on social
If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf. Thomas Fuller artblinddeaf Change image and share on social
There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art. Jerome Bruner artdeepeffort Change image and share on social
Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity. Zoltan Kodaly accessibleartbenefactor Change image and share on social