It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own. Julian Schnabel artblamedevastate share on social
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. John Ciardi artgirlidea Change image and share on social
I remember going through school and doing art, which was the only thing that I actually found fulfilling, and I couldn't really figure out why. Then I got into college and started messing around with photography, and I realised that it was about getting the images that were in my head out in a way that didn't have to be spelt correctly. Joe Anderson artcollegecorrectly share on social
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. Friedrich Nietzsche artawakeday Change image and share on social
I'd much rather be worrying about playing that note in tune, and picking out the best way to arrange the song, rather than thinking about pricing for the download. It's not art. Trent Reznor arrangeartdownload Change image and share on social
Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies, so on a very basic level, they have more to write about. Brandon Boyd artartistbasic Change image and share on social
There are beautiful examples of art done by chimpanzees in human care. Frans de Waal artbeautifulcare Change image and share on social
'The Great Comic Book Artists' is about three score of the best practitioners of graphic story art. Ron Goulart artartistbook Change image and share on social
I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is: a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film. Ruth Negga artconnectconnection Change image and share on social
If the universal is the essential, then it is the basis of all life and art. Recognizing and uniting with the universal therefore gives us the greatest aesthetic satisfaction, the greatest emotion of beauty. Piet Mondrian aestheticartbasis share on social