The one thing about program television that's absolutely incompatible with any concept of art is that all decisions have to be made by program directors, whereas art is autonomous. It may be dependent, but it knows no superiors. Alexander Kluge absolutelyartautonomous share on social
Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job. Antony Gormley acceptableartchange Change image and share on social
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up. Antonio Banderas actartaudience Change image and share on social
One's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes. Andrew Wyeth artdeeplove Change image and share on social
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. Ambrose Bierce artinstructionpaint Change image and share on social
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art. Aristotle artcasedefine Change image and share on social
Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will. Anselm Kiefer arrivearthope Change image and share on social
Chinese artists have been subversive over thousands of years, taking what they think of the government and embedding it in their art. There might be censorship of not going as far as they might. Amy Tan artartistcensorship Change image and share on social
Fairs are beneath the dignity of art. To stand there in a booth and hawk your wares - it is just not how you sell art. Arne Glimcher artbeneathbooth Change image and share on social
There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. Ansel Adams aggressiveartdefine share on social
