To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art. Charles Bukowski thing dull art Change image and share on social
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another. Joyce Carol Oates write conflict kernel Change image and share on social
There should really not be anything gratuitous in a work of art. Sometimes what seems as if it's gratuitous may be a passage in which a character is being characterized so that the reader comes to know him or her better. Joyce Carol Oates characterize character passage share on social
The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it. Baz Luhrmann art deal true Change image and share on social
I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.' Baz Luhrmann cellar dark funny Change image and share on social
I sometimes am challenged to imagine where the timbre of art should be. Should it be about objects that point to this current moment, or how objects are related to ideas of this current moment? Theaster Gates imagine moment art Change image and share on social
I actually no longer use 'art' as the framing device. I think I'm just kind of practicing things, practicing life, practicing creation. Theaster Gates device thing practice Change image and share on social
People talk about making art films - experimental films. I can make an art film every day of the week. Nothing to it. What's difficult is to combine a commercial film with art. Carlo Ponti difficult commercial combine Change image and share on social
The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art. Naguib Mahfouz doubt question story Change image and share on social
Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance. Muriel Spark lastly science art Change image and share on social
