Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place. Jeff Koons actarteffect Change image and share on social
All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained. John Banville artentertainentertainment Change image and share on social
Tape reading is a lost art that today is not very useful. Steven A. Cohen artloseread Change image and share on social
The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead. Harold Rosenberg artdeaddestroy share on social
The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic fiction. The game is completed and the trophies distributed long before the public knows what has happened. Tom Wolfe acceptartcomplete Change image and share on social
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure. Dale Carnegie artessencegive Change image and share on social
My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes. Steve Prefontaine artartistbodily share on social
In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love. Marc Chagall artartistcolor Change image and share on social
I love going to art galleries. The Tate Modern is one of my favourite things to do. But I don't invest in the history of it and I don't read up on it. I am a guy who would buy a print rather than buy an original. James McAvoy artbuyfavourite share on social
Few people in contemporary art demonstrate much curiosity. The majority spend their days blathering on, rather than trying to work out why one artist is more interesting than another, or why one picture works and another doesn't. Charles Saatchi artartistblather share on social
