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
Art is made to disturb, science reassures. Georges Braque artdisturbmake Change image and share on social
I think it would be bad for culture and the art if artists and people who develop the apparatus to support those artists don't get paid. Lyor Cohen apparatusartartist Change image and share on social
I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called the fascination with what's difficult. I'm only trying to do what I can't do. Lucian Freud artbaconcall share on social
I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act. Kate Ashfield actartdoctor Change image and share on social
All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge of self; it shows the social uses made of this knowledge. James Mark Baldwin artdevelopmentfind Change image and share on social
With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day! Ella Wheeler Wilcox ageartbay Change image and share on social
There's an axiom I live by: 'There is no art without politics.' You either choose to engage it, or you choose political apathy. This ties in with ideas around real-time performance and feedback. Chris Jordan apathyartaxiom Change image and share on social
I kind of write about visual art the way Roger Angell writes about baseball, which is to say, you're writing about life: it's a somewhat focused, limited terrain in which you write about everything. Lawrence Weschler angellartbaseball Change image and share on social
Personality is essential. It is in every work of art. When someone walks on stage for a performance and has charisma, everyone is convinced that he has personality. I find that charisma is merely a form of showmanship. Movie stars usually have it. A politician has to have it. Lukas Foss artcharismaconvince share on social
