Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight. John Cusack alchemicalartbrilliant share on social
You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all. Johann Kaspar Lavater artbearblow Change image and share on social
I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world. Fred Tomaselli artcontributionconversation Change image and share on social
Broad paths are open to every endeavour, and a sympathetic recognition is assured to every one who consecrates his art to the divine services of a conviction of a consciousness. Franz Liszt artassurebroad Change image and share on social
Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization. Federico Garcia Lorca artautomationblack Change image and share on social
Art cannot be looked at as an elite, sacred event anymore. It has to be embraced as an accessible, popular form, which is what I believe theater is at its roots. Diane Paulus accessibleanymoreart Change image and share on social
I have always been averse to theorizing about the art or craft of biography. Like Disraeli's biographer, Lord Blake, who offers the cautionary analogy of the biographical centipede unsure of her next step because of too much cerebration, I have made it my practice to let the facts find the theory. David Levering Lewis analogyartaverse share on social
The Upper Bohemia people wore tuxedos in an art gallery, and Lower Bohemia was all of us. David Amram artbohemiagallery 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 artcombinecommercial Change image and share on social