What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation. Hans Hofmann abstractaestheticart Change image and share on social
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. John Kenneth Galbraith artchooseconsist Change image and share on social
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web. Pablo Picasso artistearthemotion Change image and share on social
The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and wholesome regard of whatever is atrocious in art. Frank Moore Colby artatrociouschild Change image and share on social
I wanted to be an animator originally. I went to art school; I went to art college and everything. But that screen was just calling me. animatorartcall share on social
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible. Jacques Chirac artconstructioneurope Change image and share on social
The visual information of art history is going to students seamlessly, without the enormous trouble those of us who are older had when we studied art history many years ago. Robert Nelson agoartenormous Change image and share on social
The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life. Ralph Ellison artdependextend Change image and share on social
Much good art got made while money ruled; I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want. Jerry Saltz artartistbrand share on social
Appropriation is the idea that ate the art world. Go to any Chelsea gallery or international biennial and you'll find it. It's there in paintings of photographs, photographs of advertising, sculpture with ready-made objects, videos using already-existing film. Jerry Saltz advertiseappropriationart share on social