I consider tragedy the highest form of art. Joyce Carol Oates artformhigh Change image and share on social
I'm sort of like Jean-Paul Goude, the graphic designer who used to style Grace Jones and shoot all her visuals, just meaning that I use all mediums in one - music, fashion, and art. I'm hitting it from all angles. ASAP Ferg angleartdesigner share on social
In any art, you don't know in advance what you want to say - it's revealed to you as you say it. That's the difference between art and illustration. Aaron Siskind advanceartdifference Change image and share on social
I've been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you're not expecting it. Alan Alda artcelebrityexpect share on social
Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities. Marcus Terentius Varro artbuildcity Change image and share on social
Art imitates life. It's definitely helpful to feel that way. You feel that way when you're leading a show and you're on a set. Emily Rose artfeelhelpful Change image and share on social
You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. Gustave Flaubert artcalculateenemy Change image and share on social
In prose, you have a lot more room for digression, for very meaty kinds of dialogues. In graphic novels, you're writing haiku-length dialogue. Your job is to be efficient, to get out of the way of the art. G. Willow Wilson artdialoguedigression share on social
I wasn't really driven to be an actor or anything, but in college I decided to study acting, much to my parents' disappointment. I attended Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers where Bill Esper was, and that is where I really got hooked on the art of acting, and, almost, the chemistry of acting. Roger Bart actactorart share on social
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future. David Whyte artarticulateforce share on social