Top 496 Art Quotes

I don't know very many people in the art world, only socialise with the few I like, and have little time to gnaw my nails with anxiety about any criticism I hear about.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

People in misery is what most important in art.

The art world is an all-volunteer force. No one has to be here if he or she doesn't want to be, and we should be associating with anyone we want to.

Don't avoid extremes, and don't choose any one extreme. Remain available to both the polarities - that is the art, the secret of balancing.

Owners of valuable works of art don't give to institutions that don't provide good air conditioning and have good shows.

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to understand how people could fail to be moved by art.

I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.