A vacant white room with lights is still a submission to the neutral. Works of art seen in such spaces seem to be going through a kind of esthetic convalescence. Robert Smithson artconvalescenceesthetic Change image and share on social
Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn. Norman Rockwell anxiousartcharacter Change image and share on social
A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. Hans Hofmann artartistemotion Change image and share on social
The thought came to me that all one loves in art becomes beautiful. Beauty is nothing but the expression of the fact that something is being loved. Only thus could she be defined. Robert Musil artbeautifulbeauty Change image and share on social
I grew up in the heat of '70s postmodern fiction and post-Godard films, and there was this idea that what mattered was the theory or meta in art. Noah Baumbach 70sartfiction Change image and share on social
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. C. S. Lewis artfriendshipgive Change image and share on social
At its best, cinema does retain a remarkable ability to speak to people of every age, from every background, and in ways that almost any other art form in popular culture struggles to compete with. David Puttnam abilityageart Change image and share on social
Sadly, bird illustration has always been an under-appreciated art. John Burnside appreciateartbird Change image and share on social
Movie making is not like other art forms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be digested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money. M. Night Shyamalan artdigestform share on social
