We recognize the distinctness of Asian art when we turn to its traditional forms, recognize it as Japanese, Chinese and Indian, even Balinese or Thai. F. Sionil Jose artasianbalinese Change image and share on social
Art is man's nature; nature is God's art. Philip James Bailey artgodman Change image and share on social
It would be obvious for me to do conceptual art, and I think I've done it already with smashing bass guitars and whatever - I consider that as conceptual. Paul Simonon artbasconceptual Change image and share on social
There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life and living life. Charles Ives artdirectlyexclusive Change image and share on social
I want to live with that sense with the music I make, with the art I make, with the way I love my kids, with the way I am a father and a husband and a friend and a follower of Christ, I want to live with reckless abandonment to the truth of the Gospel. Steven Curtis Chapman abandonmentartchrist share on social
The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art. Nikki Sixx artartistcare Change image and 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
By the late Nineties, we had become a more visual nation. Big-money taste moved to global standards - new architecture, design and show-off contemporary art. The Sloane domestic aesthetic - symmetry, class symbolism and brown furniture - became as unfashionable as it had been hot in the early Eighties. Peter York aestheticarchitectureart share on social
Is the Mona Lisa an 'accurate' representation of the actual human model for the painting? Who knows? Who cares? It's a great piece of art. It moves us. It makes us wonder, makes us gape - finally makes us look inward at ourselves. Tim O'Brien accurateactualart share on social
I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing. Tatyana Tolstaya artbigcreate Change image and share on social