The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it. Joshua Reynolds artemploylabor Change image and share on social
Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see. Josef Albers artbigmake Change image and share on social
The art of pleasing is the art of deception. Luc de Clapiers artdeceptionplease Change image and share on social
I've come to believe in the primacy of form - the notion of art seducing you through your senses, through your eyeballs. Fred Tomaselli arteyeballform Change image and share on social
I always thought of words as art supplies. Douglas Coupland artsupplythink Change image and share on social
We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state of humanity. Diane Paulus anymoreartcivilization Change image and share on social
I knew ART was was going to give me this opportunity to expand my role as a director and finally let me have a seat at the table where I could get involved in these policy discussions and producing discussions and, frankly, the financial discussions. Diane Paulus artdirectordiscussion share on social
Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference. David Mamet artdifferenceentertainment Change image and share on social
I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. David Amram artcreateencourage Change image and share on social
People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy making something that you can sell in the marketplace, and if nobody wants to buy it, it must be crap. And that's not true. Dana Spiotta artbusybuy share on social
