You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport. Garry Kasparov artchessemotion Change image and share on social
That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings. Damien Hirst artgreatmake Change image and share on social
Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different. Damien Hirst artconceptualexperience Change image and share on social
Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though. Damien Hirst ageartconscious Change image and share on social
I wanted Kimi to be a Japanese record with a Japanese title. I wanted it to be for them. They appreciate things on a different level, and take their art very seriously - that's special if you're an artist. Matthew Sweet artartistjapanese share on social
One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos. Jeffrey Eugenides artchaoscoherent Change image and share on social
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp. John Donne artgraspman Change image and share on social
My dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art. Charles Saatchi artdarkfelt Change image and share on social
I've heard that almost all the people crowding around the big art openings barely look at the work on display and are just there to hobnob. Nothing wrong with that, except that none of them ever come back to look at the art - but they will tell everyone, and actually believe, that they have seen the exhibition. Charles Saatchi artbackbarely share on social
Some people in the art world bemoan the hedge fund millionaires spending freely to acquire ostentatious displays of wealth and coolth for their giddily chic designer duplexes. Others bemoan art being treated as a commodity. But most of the bemoaning is because the art world is stuffed full of bemoaners, bemoaning about everything. Charles Saatchi acquireartbemoan share on social