My mother was a very big inspiration. She loved fashion. I loved art in school, and I was very good at drawing. I could sit at the table forever and just dream up collections and draw. Nina Garcia artbigcollection Change image and share on social
There was a time when I was practicing law in New York and I wanted to find something else to do. So I ended up leaving the practice of law to pursue my art and it just happened to be out of Lego bricks. Nathan Sawaya artbrickend share on social
In LA I was watching At the Movies with Ebert and Roper, it was, nice to see them differentiate between the subject matter and the art form of making the film, and they both gave it thumbs up, and I was kind of pleased at their honesty as far as reviewers go. Michael Berryman artdifferentiateebert share on social
Once avant-garde artists receive official recognition, they start a double life. In one, they inspire younger artists to do more. In the other, they inspire a mass of imitators who make the work respectable and exclusionary. The artists and their art become intellectual brand names. Margo Jefferson artartistavant share on social
I have not intended to denigrate or hurt the beliefs of anyone through my art. M. F. Husain artbeliefdenigrate Change image and share on social
For me, the heyday was in 1959. It was before the Ferus Gallery moved across the street, in the days when Ed Kienholz and Walter Hopps ran it. At that time, art was taken very seriously in terms of being an artist, and not as a profession. Billy Al Bengston artartistday share on social
I didn't start to collect records and listen to guitar players properly until I went to art school, when I'd already been playing for five years. So my style was already formed, and that's why I think it's so unique. Pete Townshend artcollectform share on social
I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band. Jason Bateman admireartband Change image and share on social
Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training. Dick Cavett artprofessionrequire Change image and share on social