But I had two very special people who helped to take my style to the next level. Thank God for my first MC Cowboy and my first student Grand Wizard Theodore, and to go out after creating this art form and finding everyone jamming to it - that too was pretty scary. Grandmaster Flash artcowboycreate share on social
Art is, for me, the process of trying to wake up the soul. Because we live in an industrialized, fast-paced world that prefers that the soul remain asleep. Bill Viola artasleepfast Change image and share on social
Making a living out of acting sounded like science-fiction when I was growing up. I didn't know anyone around me who lived from anything related to art. Penelope Cruz actartfiction Change image and share on social
In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters. Paul Gauguin artepithetmaster Change image and share on social
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. Paul Gauguin artartistaudience Change image and share on social
Music is an expression of individuality; it's how you see the world. All art is, for that matter. You take how you experience the world, interpret it, and send it out there - express it - whether it's sculpture, dance or singing. David Sanborn artdanceexperience share on social
I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your personality and send it back out there, and that's what art is. David Sanborn approachartback Change image and share on social
Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation. Mason Cooley artbeginend Change image and share on social
I was in art school once a week from six to 16, which was essential in shaping my artistic sensitivity. Philippe Petit artartisticessential Change image and share on social
It's important that the art forms communicate, whether it's the dance program with the jazz program or the classical program with the opera program, that these conversations becomes fluid. Jason Moran artclassicalcommunicate Change image and share on social
