In England, there is a dividing line between artists and illustrators, who are thought inferior to painters. Well, that's absolute rubbish. Some of the most creative work is being done in children's books. In Japan, everything is art. They don't say painting is better than ceramics or dress design. Brian Wildsmith absoluteartartist share on social
The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set for myself, if I am the best I can be in the things I do. Am I living up to the reasons I became a singer in the first place? Kathleen Battle artfulfilllife share on social
In my 20s, as I began to travel in Europe, I found comfort in religious paintings. Even though my own belief in Catholic dogma had been shaken and weakened, I found that the beauty and the richness of the art still held me. Colm Toibin 20sartbeauty share on social
My own life is wonderful, but if I had to live the life of someone else, I'd gladly choose that of Julia Child or Dr. Seuss: two outrageously original people, each of whom fashioned an idiosyncratic wisdom, passion for life, and sense of humor into an art form that anyone and everyone could savor. Julia Glass artchildchoose share on social
Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it. Conor Oberst artcommunicationessentially Change image and share on social
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. Friedrich Nietzsche admirationartdeter Change image and share on social
Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely. Charlton Heston americanartcompletely Change image and share on social
I think there's one thing which distinguishes our art - we don't consider. We don't think. We write a little verse because it comes to us. Howard Nemerov artdistinguishthing Change image and share on social
There is a small world of people who are very interested in contemporary art and a slightly bigger world of people who look at contemporary art. But then there is a much larger world that doesn't realise how influential art is on things that they actually look at. Marc Jacobs artbigcontemporary share on social