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
When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art. John Trudell artcultureinstitution Change image and share on social
As an actor, you see a sliver of how the show is made, but to see the actual writing process and the re-writing process and the casting process and art direction and set design - all of this is happening in a very intense period. John Slattery actoractualart share on social
It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on. James Marsters artbackconnect Change image and 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
Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic. Jorge Luis Borges artconcreteindividual Change image and 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
Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative. Piet Mondrian abstractartdecorative 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
I maintain that if you're a novelist and you go into an art museum, you'll come out a better novelist. And if you paint a picture for an hour you're a better actor at the end of it. John Hawkes actorartend Change image and share on social
