Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso painterspotsun 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
The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. Hillary Clinton appearartchallenge 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
We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order - poetry; and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible. John Drinkwater artclasscondition Change image and share on social
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair arteasyleadership Change image and share on social
I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone - you just have to paint really wonderful paintings. It's very unlike being an actor, where you have to talk all the time. Roger Rees actorartboy share on social
Indeed the three prophecies about the death of individual art are, in their different ways, those of Hegel, Marx, and Freud. I don't see any way of getting beyond those prophecies. Harold Bloom artdeathfreud Change image and share on social