For me, art is make-believe. It's enchantment. It's a fable. I'm enjoying that and playing with it. Of course it's serious, and art is serious, but I'm not going to rarefy it. Shea Hembrey artenchantmentenjoy Change image and share on social
Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind. Jacob Bronowski artequallyexpression Change image and share on social
Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art. F. Scott Fitzgerald artcontemptgreat Change image and share on social
When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art. Marc Chagall artauthenticbad share on social
It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas. David Byrne artbackwardsemotional Change image and share on social
Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions. Whether it is food, art, language or any other facet of cultural life, Asian Americans have made our city and our country stronger and richer. Nydia Velazquez americanartasian share on social
I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture. Sam Taylor-Johnson artartistcollege Change image and share on social
It is important to consider that the horror movies should - like modern art - not have a too obvious meaning. When you watch them, it is more important what you feel than what you understand. Christophe Gans artfeelhorror Change image and share on social
One thing that took a while to really adjust to was, you do it for the the art, for the money, for being together and having a good time, but you do it for all those people out there who really care about the show. We are now talking about a show we did over 20 years ago. Steve Kanaly adjustagoart share on social
I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art. Cy Twombly artartistinfluence Change image and share on social
