What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty? Sarah Bernhardt artbeautycarry Change image and share on social
I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means. If it means what I think it does, then I don't do it. I'm not crazy about categories. Barbara Kruger artcategorycrazy Change image and share on social
My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently. Jeff Vandermeer artartistbook share on social
And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship. John Grierson artdirectiveform Change image and share on social
90% of every art form is garbage - dance and stand-up, painting and music. Focus on the 10% that's good, suck it up, and drive on. Patton Oswalt artdancedrive Change image and share on social
I've never looked at what I do as show business, I guess, because of my connection to the art and how I was introduced to the dance. Savion Glover artbusinessconnection Change image and share on social
Tap dancing is like... it's equivalent to music, not only for the African American community, but also for the world. Tap dancing is like language; it's like air: it's like everything else that we need in order to survive. I'm blessed and honored to be knowledgeable of the art form and to be a part of the art form. Savion Glover africanairamerican share on social
Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort. Robert Quillen artdifficulteffort Change image and share on social
Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle. Rod Stewart artbitenatural Change image and share on social
My wife is a painter, musician, and fiber artist. We married in 1993, and as she worked, I found that my reading about art was helping me understand what she was doing, just as seeing her work gave me a language with which to speak of art. Floyd Skloot artartistfiber share on social