I always secretly loved the art of makeup as a child. I would come up with stories and characters and try on my mom's Maybelline eyeliner when she wasn't home. It was a very old-school pencil - you had to burn the tip to make it smudgy enough to use. Michelle Phan artburncharacter share on social
I didn't start wearing makeup until I was in art school, and many of the techniques I learned on canvas, I applied to makeup. Michelle Phan applyartcanvas Change image and share on social
Dance is one of the most revealing art forms. Mikhail Baryshnikov artdanceform Change image and share on social
Creating art is painful. It takes time, practice, and the courage to stand alone. Maria Semple artcouragecreate Change image and share on social
Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. Joseph Conrad arteffectiveexistence Change image and share on social
An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel aphorismartcomplete Change image and share on social
Is there not an art, a music, and a stream of words that shalt be life, the acknowledged voice of life? George Edward Woodberry acknowledgeartlife Change image and share on social
Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. Frank Lloyd Wright artmeasurequality Change image and share on social
It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone does can only represent an aspect of the whole of something. I can't think of an exception to that. Charlie Kaufman artaspectcreative share on social
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
