Thought is more important than art. To revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is. Amiri Baraka artexistencefinally Change image and share on social
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art. Anselm Kiefer artgiveresponsibility Change image and share on social
I think it's probably the Dutch who are to blame for starting the whole 'art business', because before they came along, art was attached to relatively stable structures, and it was everybody's. It was like going to the movies. Antony Gormley artattachblame share on social
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. Andre Gide artartistcollaboration Change image and share on social
The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments everywhere. It might be the worst department now, and yet at one point it was the best in the country. Ad Reinhardt artbadbrooklyn share on social
The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country's dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so much a part of Australia's art, writing, music and culture, both indigenous and non indigenous. Quentin Bryce artaustraliabeauty share on social
The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun. Ludwig van Beethoven admireappearart share on social
I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods. Yves Tanguy artartistexchange Change image and share on social
The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious. Lester Bangs artassumemistake Change image and share on social
There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age. Oswald Mosley ageartchange Change image and share on social
