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
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
In a sufficiently prosperous society where people specialize sufficiently, and where enough of the crappy work is done by machines, all work becomes art. Nick Hanauer artcrappymachine Change image and share on social
Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge. Benjamin Jowett artdodgelogic Change image and share on social
The real art is not to come up with extraordinary clever words but to make ordinary simple words do extraordinary things. To use the language that we all use and to make amazing things occur. Graham Swift amazeartclever Change image and share on social
The act of writing surprises me all the time. A miraculous thing happens when you have an idea and you want to convert it into words... and then you start to create a work of art, and that's another miracle, and it remains mysterious to the writer, or to this writer anyway. Janette Turner Hospital actartconvert share on social
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. Thomas Hardy acquireartemotion Change image and share on social
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. J. G. Stedman artdabbleeasy Change image and share on social
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. Gary Hume artfilmhistory Change image and share on social
Love-making is an art which must be studied. Ivor Novello artlovemake Change image and share on social
