Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel artdepthdivine Change image and share on social
There isn't only one way that black art or entertainment is represented, and that's the most important thing. We're permeating every style. We're claiming and, when necessary, appropriating all kinds of forms. Nothing is forbidden, because it's not what black people do: because it's not what we think of as black art. Margo Jefferson appropriateartblack share on social
If I were not able to separate the art from the artists, I think I would limit myself a great deal, and life wouldn't be nearly as interesting. Jessye Norman artartistdeal Change image and share on social
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals. Jeff Ross 90sartcalligraphy share on social
I paint. I have been painting since I was kid. If I hadn't gone into radio when I did, I probably would have come out of the Army, gone into the art business, and probably would have flopped because I'm not that great. Bob Elliott armyartbusiness share on social
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Isaac Bashevis Singer chasmcreatorexperience Change image and share on social
You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all. Johann Kaspar Lavater artbearblow Change image and share on social
I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really. Linda Ronstadt artbelongcompetition 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