Reps once took chances on art, History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would be difficult for those musicians to get deals. Steve Vai artbelievechance Change image and share on social
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. Nicholas Sparks artbusinessdollar Change image and share on social
Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy. Salma Hayek activismactressart share on social
In some ways, jazz is the most precise of art forms and the loosest in the sense that it's all about improvisation, but the musicianship required is kind of insane. To actually play with real jazz musicians is a different level of musicianship that almost has no equal in any other form of music in the world. Damien Chazelle artequalform share on social
I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture. Danny Boyle artbackgroundculture Change image and share on social
Latin American Art is an operational term used to describe art actually made in the more than twenty countries that make up Latin America and that encompass Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Mari Carmen Ramirez americaamericanart share on social
There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction. Philip Johnson artcountlife Change image and share on social
I wouldn't build a building if it wasn't of interest to me as a potential work of art. Why should I? Philip Johnson artbuildinterest Change image and share on social
As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art. Josh Young artartistaverage Change image and share on social
Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible. Bell Hooks accessibleactart share on social