The art of creation is older than the art of killing. Ed Koch artcreationkill Change image and share on social
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. Elia Kazan admitartistdare Change image and share on social
Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness. E. T. Bell artcreativefelt share on social
No, my degree was history, not the practice of art! I can't draw to save my life you know. Emma Anderson artdegreedraw Change image and share on social
I love prints of skulls and bones and have some taxidermy - a crow and a rabbit - to remind me of home. I like art and have a big portrait of Bjork. Ellie Goulding artbigbjork Change image and share on social
This kind of painting with its large frames is a bourgeois drawing-room art. It is an art dealer's art-and that came in after the civil wars following the French Revolution. Edvard Munch artbourgeoiscivil Change image and share on social
Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. Earl Wilson artcouragedeath Change image and share on social
Indeed, artists, particularly modern artists, have intentionally limited the scope and vocabulary of their expression to convey, as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt do, the most essential, even spiritual, ideas of their art. Eric Kandel artartistconvey share on social
Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that. Esperanza Spalding artbackcontact Change image and share on social
Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me. Ed Harris artbeginhuman share on social
