I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point politics was my life, and I viewed the camera as a tool for expressing my political beliefs rather than as an art medium. Carrie Mae Weems artbeliefbirthday share on social
To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have deep meanings. Zhang Yimou artdeepmeaning Change image and share on social
Independent film is almost nonexistent right now, because all the distributers that used to love to put out these little art films are all out of business right now, because it costs so much to open a movie. Ron Perlman artbusinesscost share on social
That's the thing about music: It's forever. Hopefully, you captured a moment musically that has a timeless quality people will find relevant to their lives at any point. That's the whole idea about what I love about art and music. Robert Coppola Schwartzman artcapturefind share on social
I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school. Ray Harryhausen artcoursedirection Change image and share on social
Good art theory must smell of the studio, although its language should differ from the household talk of painters and sculptors. Rudolf Arnheim artdiffergood Change image and share on social
The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art. Ricky Jay artbadbadly Change image and share on social
Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians. Ricky Jay artdaienormous share on social
To me, architecture is an art, naturally, and it isn't architecture unless it's alive. Alive is what art is. If it's not alive, it's dead, and it's not art. John Lautner alivearchitectureart Change image and share on social
In art, scandal is a false narrative, a smoke screen that camouflages rather than reveals. When we don't know what we're seeing, we overreact. Jerry Saltz artcamouflagefalse Change image and share on social
