They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought. David Rockefeller artartistbuy Change image and share on social
If you want to devote yourself to the arts, you'd better do it strictly from passion, because there is zero guarantee that you'll get anywhere. The hardest thing is dealing with business people who have nothing to do with your art. They could care less that you're up at 4:30 in the morning writing a joke. Don't expect any sympathy from anybody. Richard Lewis artbusinesscare share on social
What crushed my soul was hanging out with bitter, desperate comics backstage. They're a different breed than the bitter yet eager psyches in the wings of an improv theatre. Struggling stand-ups have externalized self-loathing into an art form. They're a hunching, quaking, unshaven lot. Scott Adsit artbackstagebitter share on social
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. Martin Luther artgodgreat Change image and share on social
Science gave me a cosmic religious feeling, and I would get the same feeling when I was dragged to the Met and the Museum of Modern Art. Jon Kabat-Zinn artcosmicdrag Change image and share on social
As authors, most - most authors, our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to be somebody else, trying to make you feel for somebody else. That means you have to have a high degree of empathy. Patrick Rothfuss artauthorcondition share on social
Great architects like Taut, Mendelsohn, and Gropius built some astonishing buildings which were to change the way architects around the world thought. Brecht and Weill forever changed musical theatre; Kaethe Kollwitz and others changed German perceptions of the purposes of art. Justin Cartwright architectartastonish share on social
The merging of science and art is at the core of what we do. Ren Ng artcoremerge Change image and share on social
It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on. James Marsters artbackconnect Change image and share on social