I grew up reading Updike. I remember being alarmed to find that he had published short stories by the time he was 22. I think 'Pigeon Feathers' was the first collection of stories I read. Only much later did I discover his non-fiction reviewing and art criticism. Justin Cartwright alarmartcollection share on social
A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees. Tomie dePaola artbookdoor Change image and share on social
If you are a writer or any kind of artist, if you change something as fundamental as where you live - the way you live - then I think you change the very instrument that is trying to make the art. Dani Shapiro artartistchange Change image and share on social
I think that films or indeed any art work should be made in a way that they are infinitely viewable; so that you could go back to it time and time again, not necessarily immediately but over a space of time, and see new things in it, or new ways of looking at it. Peter Greenaway artbackfilm share on social
I always think that art is one of the most wonderful exciting curious ways to learn. I have no worries or apologies about art being used as a teaching medium. Peter Greenaway apologyartcurious Change image and share on social
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.' Friedrich Nietzsche artdancedancer share on social
The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem. T Bone Burnett artbandbusiness share on social
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do. Donald Knuth artcomputerexplain Change image and share on social
I can't live with art: I'd spend too much time tweaking it. Thelma Golden artlivespend Change image and share on social
I think art is a consolation regardless of its content. It has the power to move and make you feel like you're not. Jeff Tweedy artconsolationcontent Change image and share on social