To be honest, I sort of feel like 'movie actor' isn't of this time. I love it. But it's a 20th-century art form. Joseph Gordon-Levitt 20thactorart Change image and share on social
The value of writing about art is its effect on the imagination. Paintings allow us to inhabit another culture, place, and time period, and address the issues of those time periods that resonate with our own time. Susan Vreeland addressartculture share on social
I pored over art books and absorbed the placidness of Monet's garden, the sparkling color of the Impressionists, the strength and solidity of Michelangelo's figures showing the titanic power of humans at one with God, Jan Vermeer's serene Dutch women bathed in gorgeous honey-colored light... My conviction grew that art was stronger than death. Susan Vreeland absorbartbathe share on social
Two of my grandfathers had been artists, lifelong oil painters, so I was exposed to art very young. I've always been interested in it, although I never pursued it as a career or even as an avocation. Susan Vreeland artartistavocation Change image and share on social
Hopefully if you create something fine, people will relate to it, so you're communicating with people, and you're not in a void. On the other hand, because you're always creating and transforming, art always separates you - always. Patti Smith artcommunicatecreate share on social
There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them. Hale White artdebatefavor share on social
I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others. David Rockefeller artbringenjoy Change image and share on social
I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego. Lou Reed artartistcreate Change image and share on social
I was a product of Andy Warhol's Factory. All I did was sit there and observe these incredibly talented and creative people who were continually making art, and it was impossible not to be affected by that. Lou Reed affectandyart share on social
Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art. Grant Achatz artexpressivefood Change image and share on social