I did art; I made furniture. I didn't want to be a cliche - the Beatle's son who became a musician. James McCartney artbeatlecliche Change image and share on social
Fairly early in my career, I had a passion for wine just as a consumer, and I started to learn about the whole process, starting with a piece of raw ground, and ending up with a work of art in a bottle. Drew Bledsoe artbottlecareer share on social
You know, the emotion - it comes in my art. The kind of person I am, I can deal with things, and I do and I can, but I'm not a crier. Mickalene Thomas artcrierdeal Change image and share on social
A lot of what making art is, is just being open, and empty. And putting yourself in the right place for things to, literally, come together. Bill Viola artemptyliterally Change image and share on social
I think I went to Italy initially for the art, architecture, food and history, but I stayed there because of the people in Cortona. Frances Mayes architectureartcortona Change image and share on social
It's taken folk a while to come around, hasn't it? Even the boys in the band weren't too sure about the whole art thing. They just wanted me to concentrate on the music. But they respect it now. Ron Wood artbandboy Change image and share on social
Making a living out of acting sounded like science-fiction when I was growing up. I didn't know anyone around me who lived from anything related to art. Penelope Cruz actartfiction Change image and share on social
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. Paul Gauguin artartistaudience Change image and share on social
I am an artisan. I only became an artist when people watch what I do. That is when it becomes art. Rhys Ifans artartisanartist Change image and share on social
The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's already of discomfort inside of you and tap into that. Michael Moore artcasediscomfort Change image and share on social
