For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things. Shepard Fairey artaspiredisconnect Change image and share on social
On my first days here I did not start work immediately but, as planned, I took it easy for a few days - flicked through books, studied Japanese art a little. Gustav Klimt artbookday Change image and share on social
The art world can be very intimidating because it's just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it you're never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though there's pressure to. Daniel Radcliffe artartistcatch share on social
The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe artinexpressiblemediator Change image and share on social
I feel myself part of something. Not only being part of a community but part of an actual moment and a movement of Irish writing and art. That sense of being part of the whole thing is the deepest joy. Seamus Heaney actualartcommunity share on social
The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art. Jackson Pollock artdeepdiscover Change image and share on social
Juggling is sometimes called the art of controlling patterns, controlling patterns in time and space. Ronald Graham artcallcontrol Change image and share on social
In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn't know art, just as it doesn't know freedom, just as it doesn't know goodness. Ivan Turgenev artbelongend share on social
Wishing to open my mouth, O brethren, and speak on the exalted theme of humility, I am filled with fear, even as a man who understands that he is about to discourse concerning God with the art of his own words. For humility is the raiment of the Godhead. Isaac of Nineveh artbrotherdiscourse share on social
