The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency. Learned Hand addartblack Change image and share on social
I spend all day replying to tweets and reblogging posts and sharing fan art. I think it's the most important thing I can possibly do, to stay involved in the community as a part of the community, not ahead of the community. I'm very much the same level of them in it. Tyler Oakley aheadartcommunity share on social
Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down. Truman Capote artbaddifference Change image and share on social
Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative. Tod Machover actartpeople Change image and share on social
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. Tadao Ando creativeextensionhand Change image and share on social
Art was a way of life in my family. My grandfather, N.C. Wyeth, who died a year before I was born, had been a prominent painter. So was my father, Andrew. My two aunts and two of my uncles also earned a living as painters. Jamie Wyeth andrewartaunt share on social
You can use your means in a good and bad way. In German-speaking art, we had such a bad experience with the Third Reich, when stories and images were used to tell lies. After the war, literature was careful not to do the same, which is why writers began to reflect on the stories they told and to make readers part of their texts. I do the same. Michael Haneke artbadbegin share on social
You'll see more violence in any television crime series than you will in my films... Art is there to have a stimulating effect, if it earns its name. You have to be honest, that's the only thing. Michael Haneke artcrimeearn Change image and share on social
The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body. Martha Graham artbodycreature Change image and share on social
Art must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind. Rockwell Kent addressartcommunication Change image and share on social