Nature is a divine art; it cannot be the artist. It is a dominical book and cannot be the scribe. It is an embroidery and cannot be the embroiderer. It is a register and cannot be the accountant. It is the law and cannot be the power. Said Nursi accountantartartist share on social
As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites. Camille Paglia americanartartist share on social
Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. Jorge Luis Borges artoralpoetry Change image and share on social
I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that the record industry is an insidious affair. It's this terrible collision between art and commerce, and it will always be that way. Ian MacKaye affairartcollision share on social
I listen to anything anyone gives me. I always go back to a few basic favorites. I can always listen to Django Reinhardt and hear something I haven't heard before. I like to listen to Art Tatum and Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Those are guys who never seem to run out of ideas. Jerry Garcia artbackbasic share on social
I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer. Frida Giannini artartistclthe Change image and share on social
If the paying public demands naturalistic art, then an artist can use his skills to produce such pictures - but these are to be clearly distinguished from the artist's own art. Piet Mondrian artartistdemand Change image and share on social
Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative. Piet Mondrian abstractartdecorative Change image and share on social
They say the average person can't make a living in art... but if you tell me there's something I can't do, that's what I have to do. George Sutherland artaveragelive Change image and share on social
I was walking down a street and after his death and saw a billboard on the side of a brick wall for Van's shoes. It was a picture of Hopper's face, and all it said was, 'Hopper Lives.' So I think he's still part of youth culture. There are lessons to be learned from Hopper about being a young person who wants to live the art life in America. Tom Folsom americaartbillboard share on social