Art is basically made by dissatisfied people who are willing to find some means to relieve the dissatisfaction. John Chamberlain artbasicallydissatisfaction Change image and share on social
You are welcome to your intellectual pastimes and books and art and newspapers; welcome, too, to your bars and your whisky that only makes me ill. Here am I in the forest, quite content. Knut Hamsun artbarbook Change image and share on social
We may not like our times or many aspects of the time we live in but that is not the fault of art as such. David Elliott artaspectfault Change image and share on social
I wasn't political enough to write articles about myself or go to cocktail parties, meaning that not only has my art been pirated and my intellectual property rights stolen, but my work has been misrepresented. Michael Heizer artarticlecocktail share on social
Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art. Michael Heizer artartworkbusiness Change image and share on social
The history of American art, in a way, begins with Jackson Pollock and his big paintings. This theme of bigness - all painters and sculptors have dealt with it ever since. Michael Heizer americanartbegin Change image and share on social
I wasn't an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a frame of reference that wasn't the usual frame of reference of the New York art world and Europe. Michael Heizer academicartbook share on social
Needless to say, anybody who can stumble through a C-major scale knows that Art Tatum always gave his audiences 10 times their money's worth. Terry Teachout artaudiencegive Change image and share on social
Art history became an A-level option at my school the year I started sixth form. This happened because another student and I cajoled and bullied the head of the art department into arranging it with the examination board. Sarah Hall arrangeartboard share on social
We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you've got to get bizarre. This is an artist's purpose - to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that. Jack Bowman artartistbizarre share on social
