My major was Fine Arts and Education thinking I would become an Art Teacher. I couldn't visualize myself as an art teacher, thinking how it wouldn't work. Mark Mothersbaugh arteducationfine Change image and share on social
I think that if someone told me I could have been a visual artist, I might have been a visual artist instead. And if I'd known I could have done art history, I would have done that. But I just didn't know. Robin Coste Lewis artartisthistory share on social
I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture. Christian Marclay 60sabstractadmire Change image and share on social
Art should be serious, not a joke. I don't like to laugh about art. Gerhard Richter artjokelaugh Change image and share on social
There isn't only one way that black art or entertainment is represented, and that's the most important thing. We're permeating every style. We're claiming and, when necessary, appropriating all kinds of forms. Nothing is forbidden, because it's not what black people do: because it's not what we think of as black art. Margo Jefferson appropriateartblack share on social
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals. Jeff Ross 90sartcalligraphy share on social
I paint. I have been painting since I was kid. If I hadn't gone into radio when I did, I probably would have come out of the Army, gone into the art business, and probably would have flopped because I'm not that great. Bob Elliott armyartbusiness share on social
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