At its best, no art form is more thrilling than grand opera, yet none is at greater risk of following the dinosaurs down the cold road to extinction. Terry Teachout artcolddinosaur Change image and share on social
My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth within you and express yourself. Somewhere out there, I know, there will be people who will listen. Jack Bowman artexpressfind Change image and share on social
At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture. Martin Puryear artbuilddecide Change image and share on social
And then we moved to New Jersey and I went to the Art Students League. Donald Judd artjerseyleague Change image and share on social
I always wanted to be a painter. I loved painting. I went on three different art courses but had no talent whatsoever. John Burnside artcourselove Change image and share on social
I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't. Twyla Tharp artcategorydance Change image and share on social
I don't mean this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't really think of pop art and serious art as being that far apart. Twyla Tharp artpop Change image and share on social
For me, good films and good books are irreducible to a lesson. You can't just kind of translate them into one statement. On the contrary, the more you do that, the less wisdom in art there is. Pawel Pawlikowski artbookcontrary Change image and share on social
A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World! Henry Fielding artdishonestface Change image and share on social
I guess I'm part of the art house, but we really have to shake up our ideas, because we're kind of self-parodying ourselves. We go places commercial cinema doesn't go, but sometimes it's to our own detriment. Peter Mullan artcinemacommercial share on social
