Unless you are a born connoisseur of art, you will not be able to judge by yourself why certain art is superior to other art. David Elliott artbearconnoisseur Change image and share on social
It's been noted that writing about the production of art is a masquerade or metaphor for writing about writing. This may be true, there are similarities - both the verbal and the visual represent the thing or the concept. Sarah Hall artconceptmasquerade share on social
Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal. Igor Stravinsky artistborrowgreat Change image and share on social
I think that's just part of how it is with making art. Sometimes you're just flooded with ideas, and then other times you're questioning all the ideas you ever had before, and everything is just... lame. Dana Schutz artfloodidea share on social
Comedy is inherently subversive because it turns the normal reality on its head. The art form is all about these questions and contradictions. In comedy, we're dealing with language that we all understand, but words can have a dozen other things around them that alter or affect meaning. Paul Provenza affectalterart share on social
A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before. Jack Bowman artcensordifficult Change image and share on social
Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved away. Donald Judd artfragilemove Change image and share on social
When I go to an art gallery and stand in front of a painting, I don't want someone telling me what I should be seeing or thinking; I want to feel whatever I feel, see whatever I see, and figure out what I figure out. James Frey artfeelfigure share on social
I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction. Chang-Rae Lee artassignmentclass Change image and share on social
There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within. Morihei Ueshiba artcontentioncontest Change image and share on social