A painting that is well composed is half finished. Pierre Bonnard composefinishhalf Change image and share on social
I picked up the bass kind of postpunk-style. There's a real art to not learning how to play an instrument and being able to still play it. Kim Gordon artbasinstrument Change image and share on social
Working on art, as opposed to being in a constant collaborative state, as in a band, is something that I've always done - to a smaller degree, but it always remained a part of my integral self. Kim Gordon artbandcollaborative Change image and share on social
There's a lesbian aesthetic, just as there's gay camp, but I don't know if there's such a thing as 'lesbian art.' Catherine Opie aestheticartcamp Change image and share on social
Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature. Steven Pinker artartistdepend Change image and share on social
What is the art world? I never really understood. I started doing this stuff to do what I want to do. Not to be this or that. Urs Fischer artstartstuff Change image and share on social
I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come, but money doesn't always come with great art. At the end of the day, it's about being satisfied with yourself as a human being. It's important to me to try to make that happen. Scott Cohen actorartday share on social
Some people thought I was using my popularity as a singer to sell my first novel. For others, it was almost a sacrilege: a practitioner of a minor art daring to enter the field of high art. Chico Buarque artdareenter Change image and share on social
People shouldn't trust artists and they shouldn't trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it. Tony Kushner artartistfun Change image and share on social
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. Miguel de Unamuno artdistillembody Change image and share on social