To understand Occupy Wall Street, you have to understand artists. Art is freedom - freedom of expression - and its message has resonated through society for centuries. Peter M. Brant artartistcentury Change image and share on social
Often the art in a video game is like glorified Thomas Kinkade, but some of it is genuinely enchanting and compelling. Tom Bissell artcompelenchant Change image and share on social
Art has a way of confronting us, of reminding us, of engaging us, in what it means to be human, and what it means to be human is to be flawed, is to be contradictory, is to be often weak, and yet despite all of these what we would consider drawbacks, that we're also quite beautiful. Spin is the opposite. Junot Diaz artbeautifulconfront share on social
For kind of sophisticated art I'm interested in, the larger structural rebuke has to be so subtle that it has to be distributed at an almost sub-atomic level. Otherwise, you fall into the kind of preachy, moralistic fable that I don't think makes for good literature. Junot Diaz artatomicdistribute share on social
Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school. Caio Fonseca artgoodidea Change image and share on social
On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio. Stephen Lang actartaspect share on social
I began my career creating art for an animated feature film, and it has been a life-long dream to tell some of the story of my own life - the story behind my art - through the medium of motion pictures. Thomas Kinkade animateartbegin share on social
It's so hard to be a mother and to also want to practice your art. Rosanna Arquette arthardmother Change image and share on social
I look at composers and conductors, anybody involved in music or writing or art in general; they got more done as they got older. If I can, I'll be one of those people because what I do is my passion. Sarah Brightman artcomposerconductor Change image and share on social
Children do have the potential to kill art. But now I think they kill the bad art. At least that is what my son has done for me. Kevin Wilson artbadchild Change image and share on social