Unfortunately, the more chaotic the society, the greater is the desire for conservative, nonconfrontational art. Kate Braverman artchaoticconservative Change image and share on social
I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it. Jock Sturges artbackmake Change image and share on social
A rap is a tweaked version of comedy, because comedy came first. People weren't spitting before they were doing comedy. Comedy has been relevant for years. It's the same art form, pretty much. Discovering that and applying it, I think that has made my stand-up better. Jay Pharoah applyartcomedy share on social
Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings. Janelle Monae artbeautydeep Change image and share on social
It's great to listen to men talk about sports or fights or war or even hunting sometimes, but the presence of the other, the presence of art and beauty, which crude masculinity seems to discount, is essential. Real civilization and real manhood seem to me to include those. James Salter artbeautycivilization share on social
Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art. Tom Stoppard artbasketcraftsmanship Change image and share on social
The demons you have are what motivate you to make your art. This is what drives the detective, this is what drives the painter, this is what drives the writer: a conflicting urge to forget pain and at the same time remember it and fight for some kind of justice. I know these powerful things are inside of me and everyone in some way or another. Tom Reiss artconflictdemon share on social
As I've gotten less righteous, less pedagogic, I have become more loving of the artificiality, the art form, the imitation of life in film. Ira Sachs artartificialityfilm Change image and share on social
The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise. Thomas Sydenham artexerciselearn Change image and share on social