Art is the most beautiful of all lies. Claude Debussy artbeautifullie Change image and share on social
I'd like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It's not high art for the titillation of a chosen few. Charles Hazlewood artcallchoose Change image and share on social
The subjectivization of the universal in art brings the universal downward on one hand, while on the other it helps raise the individual toward the universal. Piet Mondrian artbringdownward Change image and share on social
The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's. Martin H. Fischer artmedicineplumber Change image and share on social
Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don't continue the art because they can't make a living. Bill Dixon adequateartattention share on social
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. John Ruskin artfinehand Change image and share on social
Imagine if all those kings and dukes hadn't commissioned those crazy cathedrals, paintings and music... we'd still be living in sticks and mud. Because none of those things made any economic sense. Human beings' capacity to 'waste time' is a miracle - but that's exactly what art is for. Ha-Joon Chang artbeingcapacity share on social
Just letting it out is one of the definitions of bad art. Dennis Potter artbaddefinition Change image and share on social
If the culture shifts, if people think differently about women, the art will shift, too. You can't ask art to make social change. It's not what it's for. Salman Rushdie artchangeculture Change image and share on social