Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr. Bill Griffith abandonartcomic Change image and share on social
My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life. Paul Cezanne ageartdream Change image and share on social
Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity, and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands. And as any quilter will tell you, a quilter's quilting friends are some of the dearest, most generous, and most supportive people she knows. Jennifer Chiaverini artcreativitydear share on social
The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions. Vincent Cassel artchallengedestabilise Change image and share on social
Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art. Jerry Saltz arthardpeople Change image and share on social
Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that it's never clear whether people are liking work because they like it or because other people do. Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses, and there are more Joneses than ever. Jerry Saltz approachartartist share on social
Kinkade's paintings are worthless schmaltz, and the lamestream media that love him are wrong. However, I'd love to see a museum mount a small show of Kinkade's work. I would like the art world and the wider world to argue about him in public, out in the open. Jerry Saltz argueartkinkade share on social
Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. Jerry Saltz artbadbore Change image and share on social
Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' But maybe the art world has lived an artificial or unintentional lie all of these years when it comes to conflicts of interest. Jerry Saltz artartificialconflict Change image and share on social
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain. Lord Byron artexistfeel Change image and share on social