There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age. Oswald Mosley ageartchange Change image and share on social
The art market is global now, and there's becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. Larry Gagosian artconsensusconstitute Change image and share on social
My feet are not a good part of my body. They definitely have suffered for my art. They're, like, all bunions and blisters. Lindy Booth artblisterbody Change image and share on social
The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life. Leland Ryken artbelongexplain share on social
All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time. Otto Dix artchaosdream Change image and share on social
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Oscar Wilde artlifemirror Change image and share on social
I have a pretty expanded view of what art is. I include pop music and even some sports. Elizabeth Price artexpandinclude Change image and share on social
When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration. Edward Steichen afterwardclickconsideration Change image and share on social
New voices in an old art - and women poets have been that for much more than a century - do not diminish the art through the category. They enrich it. They renew it with common quandaries of craft and innovation. The category simply allows the quandaries to be seen more clearly. Eavan Boland artcategorycentury share on social
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness. Bryant H. McGill artbasenessbeauty Change image and share on social
