One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). It's why he found shooting on set boring - because he had already composed the film in his head. Camille Paglia advanceartboard share on social
Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall. Sabine Baring-Gould artbreakconnect Change image and share on social
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher artistbrushdip Change image and share on social
I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! Victor Hugo abyssartearth Change image and share on social
When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door. Victor Hugo ageartdoor Change image and share on social
I grew up with art from the innocent age of ten - with art, but with no sense of identity. John Lone ageartgrow 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
I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved 'isms' and twists. Jerry Saltz academicallyacceptableapprove share on social
I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art. Nate Lowman artkidmake Change image and share on social