Almost everything looks the same at art fairs - very hygienic, very white, lots of right angles. Casey Neistat angleartfair Change image and share on social
I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art. Jack O'Connell artideologyopinion Change image and share on social
I wanted my art to deal with very formal concerns and to deal with very material concerns, and to deal with antecedents and art history, which for me go very far beyond just the influence of African-American artists. Rashid Johnson africanamericanantecedent share on social
I don't have any other skills. Some artists say that to mean that their embodied passion for art gave them no choice. I say it, very specifically, to say that I really didn't have any other options. Rashid Johnson artartistchoice Change image and share on social
Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn. Norman Rockwell anxiousartcharacter Change image and share on social
The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn. Nobu Matsuhisa artfinelearn Change image and share on social
A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. Hans Hofmann artartistemotion Change image and share on social
I don't think schooling of any sort really prepares you for real life. I don't know if art school would have prepared me to draw comics. Half of the people I know in comics went to art school, half of them didn't. Some of them went and dropped out. Dave Gibbons artcomicdraw share on social
Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration; in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution. Tony Kushner artartistcount Change image and share on social
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. C. S. Lewis artfriendshipgive Change image and share on social
