Some graphic narrative art presses against the panel: you wrestle with it at the level of the paper. Elizabeth McCracken artgraphiclevel Change image and share on social
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. Ellen Key abstractarthorrify Change image and share on social
Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society. Edward Bond artclosehappen Change image and share on social
Somehow, the whole idea of me writing art reviews was just too much of a complicated thought, but I liked art, and later on I just realized that it would be perhaps a pleasure, and so I decided to do it for 'Art in America' - a lot. Eileen Myles americaartcomplicate share on social
For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city. Edi Rama answerartback share on social
Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things. Elbert Hubbard artbeautifulbusiness Change image and share on social
Expertise and judgment in the art of lending for novel ventures must be reacquired. Edmund Phelps artexpertisejudgment Change image and share on social
Dolls fire our collective imagination, for better and - too often - for worse. From life-size dolls the same height as the little girls who carry them, to dolls whose long hair can 'grow' longer, to Barbie and her fashionable sisters, dolls do double duty as child's play and the focus of adult art and adult fear. Ellen Datlow adultartbadly share on social
Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it. Ellen Willis advertiseartconsumption Change image and share on social
Art goes beyond politics. Even if there are writers who are involved in politics, eventually, in one or two centuries, it's not their politics which is going to count, but the fact of having given life to feelings, of having created characters and made a living work of art. Eugene Ionesco artcenturycharacter share on social