For an American, there's no automatic place where people love the art of poetry. There's not a social class that considers poetry its property the way in some countries there's a snob value to the art. Robert Pinsky americanartautomatic share on social
Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul. And I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion. Greg Lake artcommunicateemotion Change image and share on social
I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business. Christian Lacroix artbusinessdifficult Change image and share on social
If you have something you do that's unique, you just end up in situations. Your art can take you to places without you working too hard to force something to happen. Reggie Watts artendforce Change image and share on social
Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise. K'naan artcountryhigh Change image and share on social
The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects. Rachel Kushner advertiseageart share on social
I know it's superficial, and you can't measure art, which is supposed to be up to the individual, but I've watched the Oscars since I was a baby with my mother. Kerry Condon artbabyhave Change image and share on social
Art is not journalism. In art, you don't make it to convey a message. Pawel Pawlikowski artconveyjournalism Change image and share on social
I think everything's fair in art and how you perceive a character. Juan Pablo Di Pace artcharacterfair Change image and share on social
In comics, you have to imagine what happens. I really loved it; I loved collecting. I loved following the adventures and figuring out what was going to happen next. I was a huge X-Men fan; I was a huge Spider-Man fan, and, to large degree, I remain one. It's literature for me; it's art. Ta-Nehisi Coates adventureartcollect share on social