The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history. Robert Rauschenberg artisthistoryjob Change image and share on social
Most of the musicians that I know almost to the man everybody uses Apple computers. They've thought of the steps that you're going to think of when you're trying to create your thing. And that's where the tools get invented to make better art. Mike Shinoda appleartcomputer share on social
People in misery is what most important in art. Zhang Yimou artimportantmisery Change image and share on social
I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture. Sam Taylor-Johnson artartistcollege Change image and share on social
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it. Duke Ellington artattractioncease Change image and share on social
I define my work as a feminist act and a political act because I'm black and a woman. You don't necessarily have to claim that, but the act of making art itself is a political and feminist act when you're a woman. Mickalene Thomas actartblack share on social
I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art. Cy Twombly artartistinfluence Change image and share on social
I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment - like music, literature, and art. Zaha Hadid artdayfashion Change image and share on social
The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds. Theo Jansen artengineerexist Change image and share on social
The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram. Don Marquis artepigramnewspaper Change image and share on social
