My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork. Cheech Marin artcatholicchurch Change image and share on social
In the Raphael Room, the secret turned out to be that only some of the paintings were made by the great master; the rest were made by students. I had liked the ones by Raphael. This was a big jab for my self-confidence in my ability to appreciate art. Richard P. Feynman abilityartbig share on social
It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists. John Ruskin artconsistperfection Change image and share on social
The whole point is to take from our native culture and from contemporary culture without using one art form to mimic the other, so that our native identity remains the native identity, the contemporary identity remains the contemporary identity, and the mixing of these two musical identities creates a third musical identity. John Trudell artcontemporarycreate share on social
I've always seen architecture as a healing art, not just as a beautification art. James Polshek architectureartbeautification Change image and share on social
Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy. Grace Jones artfantasyillusion Change image and share on social
There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game. Delia Smith artcasualclaim share on social
I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn't want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students - they were guys with pipes and cardigans. Peter Capaldi artcardiganday share on social
I wish my work would be recognized by a larger crowd of people as more art than be stuck with the cartoonist label for the rest of my life. Julie Doucet artcartoonistcrowd Change image and share on social
While 'The Endless Summer' poster was designed at the Art Center College of Design in the contemporary style of its time, the image grew out of my relationship with Rick Griffin and our deep relationship to surf images. John Van Hamersveld artcentercollege share on social