Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things. Elbert Hubbard artbeautifulbusiness Change image and share on social
Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. Edward Steichen artistbeginblank Change image and share on social
I grew up in a middle-class house without books, without art. No one around me wrote poetry or even read it. Edward Hirsch artbookclass Change image and share on social
To a synthetic chemist, the complex molecules of nature are as beautiful as any of her other creations. The perception of that beauty depends on the understanding of chemical structures and their transformations, and, as with a treasured work of art, deepens as the subject is studied, perhaps even to a level approaching romance. Elias James Corey approachartbeautiful share on social
One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times. In art nothing must resemble an accident, not even movement. Edgar Degas accidentarthundred Change image and share on social
For one thing, I don't think art needs to be about suffering; sometimes it really seems like it's only the art about pain that is interpreted as profound, and in my work for years I've really tried to deal with subjects that are substantial, not just fluffy, but presented in a more playful, approachable kind of way. Ellen Forney approachableartdeal share on social
I just get the feeling that if Jesse Helms was in charge of art in America, you'd go into a museum and see nothing but prints of dogs playing cards. Elayne Boosler americaartcard Change image and share on social
Life has to have the plenitude of art. Edward Hirsch artlifeplenitude Change image and share on social
Dolls fire our collective imagination, for better and - too often - for worse. From life-size dolls the same height as the little girls who carry them, to dolls whose long hair can 'grow' longer, to Barbie and her fashionable sisters, dolls do double duty as child's play and the focus of adult art and adult fear. Ellen Datlow adultartbadly share on social