I love graffiti because it enables kids from every social extraction to do something that brings them closer to art, when they normally wouldn't be stimulated to be visually creative. Graffiti helps to develop an awareness of immediate expressive and uncontrolled freedom. Barry McGee artawarenessbring share on social
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. George Santayana aestheticismamericaart Change image and share on social
I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing. Fernando Botero artcuriosityimprovise Change image and share on social
Most of the art I have is more on the beautiful side than the violent or disturbing side. Agnes Gund artbeautifuldisturb Change image and share on social
Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time. David Foster artcommerceenemy Change image and share on social
What I hear every day on talk radio is America's lack of education - and I don't mean lack of college degrees. I mean lack of the basic art of democracy, the ability to seek the great truths that can come only by synthesizing the small truths possessed by each of us. Donella Meadows abilityamericaart share on social
What a beautiful art, but what a wretched profession. Georges Bizet artbeautifulprofession Change image and share on social
When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear. Alfred Eisenstaedt camerafearhand Change image and share on social
Wherever art appears, life disappears. Robert Motherwell appearartdisappear Change image and share on social
Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution. Theophile Gautier artbeautycare Change image and share on social
