What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real. Rabindranath Tagore artcallcreative Change image and share on social
I've spent most of my life embracing violence in wars and revolutions. Even a famine is a form of violence. Because I photograph people in peril, people in pain, people being executed in front of me, I find it very difficult to get my head around the art narrative of photography. Don McCullin artdifficultembrace share on social
'What is this', and 'How is this done?' are the first two questions to ask of any work of art. The second question immediately illuminates the first, but it often doesn't get asked. Perhaps it sounds too technical. Perhaps it sounds pedestrian. James Fenton artaskilluminate share on social
I'm into sincerity in music and sincerity in art. If it doesn't feel true, I don't want to do it. Things that are too dramatic scare me. I think that's why I don't always fit into the world of performing arts. Zooey Deschanel artdramaticfeel share on social
Just so everyone knows, we're not a photo-sharing company. I don't see photos on 'Instagram' as art. They're much more about communication. Kevin Systrom artcommunicationcompany Change image and share on social
This world is but a canvas to our imagination. Henry David Thoreau canvasimaginationworld Change image and share on social
I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would. Bonnie Langford artcancergreat share on social
There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too. Karen Armstrong artbadcook Change image and share on social
You don't make movies to be art movies. You make movies that move you emotionally because if you're going to commit five years of your life to a movie, you need something to keep you going. Saul Zaentz artcommitemotionally Change image and share on social
Art is about the edges and the sharp corners and those places are not conducive to activism, which is about putting on a gloss. Scott Thompson activismartconducive Change image and share on social
