When I was in art school, there was a stigma attached to coming from comfortable suburbia. If you were from Great Neck, Long Island, you couldn't be a 'real artist', so I found crafty ways of implying that I was from New York. Laurie Simmons artartistattach share on social
I had a dream of music and art and the big city in which I would get lost, where no one would know me and I wouldn't know anyone, where I would work at some ordinary job, and if one day I got up in the morning and decided I wasn't going to go to work anymore, no one would ask questions. Ori Gersht anymoreartbig share on social
Some persons never attain to the happy art of perspicuous expression, and it is equally true that some persons, thro' a mental defect of their own, will judge the most correct and certain language of others to be indefinite and ambiguous. Oliver Ellsworth ambiguousartattain share on social
I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. Oscar Niemeyer architectureartemotion Change image and share on social
I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it. Lara Spencer absolutelyamericanart Change image and share on social
Art is art, and journalism is journalism. Lance Reddick artjournalism Change image and share on social
Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education. Art is the level playing field - no matter how rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly to the bone, if you can draw, you can find personal fulfillment and build self-confidence. Art is the highest achievement of mankind. Lynda Resnick achievementartbone share on social
I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career. Lisa Bonet artbeautybuild Change image and share on social
The novel is the first art form that is an honest-to-god commodity. That's what makes it different from both high art and folk art. Leslie Fiedler artcommodityfolk Change image and share on social
