When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. Marcus Aurelius angryartbethink Change image and share on social
Do we value privacy in any real way? Thinking about blogs, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace... all these suggest we value exposure rather more. And instead of challenging this transformation, as they are supposed to - certainly at the more thoughtful edges of the art - novelists are buying into it wholesale. Guy Gavriel Kay artblogbuy share on social
I like art with a sense of humor. I don't have a huge art education to understand everything. I don't think that means that art has to be watered down to the lowest common denominator, though. I don't think you have to go to college to be able appreciate great art, but I like art that doesn't take itself too seriously. Kathleen Hanna artcollegecommon share on social
You know, a vampire book is not a book to be the vehicle for big themes and stuff, where sometimes when you're dealing with art or the life of Christ or the oeuvre of Shakespeare, you know, it's a little more ambitious. Christopher Moore ambitiousartbig share on social
Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way. Brit Marling actartcollege Change image and share on social
The Futurists were an art movement in the early 20th century which basically glorified machines and the Industrial Revolution. Britt Daniel 20thartbasically Change image and share on social
I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance. Joe Shuster artassistancebegin Change image and share on social
Everyone's attention span is getting shorter. As a result, everything - films, music, art - gets watered down and dumber. Every now and again, you get something great, but not often. Kelis artattentiondumb Change image and share on social
Fundamentally, all art is about human beings. You're always showing larger moral questions through the smaller moral, philosophical, or political choices through one character in the book. Philipp Meyer artbeingbook Change image and share on social
The art music of the West has developed through out its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them; non-Western musicians were born, and grew like the grasses of the field. Toru Takemitsu artbeardevelop share on social