Whatever art form you're working in, it's crucial to see it clearly, to feel it clearly, and not to worry about the results, or how someone else will see it. Omar Epps artcrucialfeel Change image and share on social
Art is where we make a stand. If we don't make it there, freedom of expression is lost for everyone - for artists, for journalists, and for everyday people. Lucien Bourjeily artartisteveryday Change image and share on social
My wife and I are art collectors and architectural crazies. Louis Susman architecturalartcollector Change image and share on social
When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful. Lorraine Toussaint arteliminateform Change image and share on social
Art is made to disturb, science reassures. Georges Braque artdisturbmake Change image and share on social
The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun. Ludwig van Beethoven admireappearart share on social
I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen. Lukas Foss artdareemotion Change image and share on social
Telling ourselves that fiction is in a sense true and at the same time not true is essential to the art of fiction. It's been at the heart of fiction from the start. Fiction offers both truth, and we know it's a flat-out lie. Sometimes it drives a novelist mad. Sometimes it energizes us. Joanna Scott artdriveenergize share on social
There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure. Joanna Scott acceptableaccessibleart share on social
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange alterholdinstant Change image and share on social