Some of the authorities would like to remove rhythmic gymnastics from the list of Olympic sports and turn it into art. I think this would be wrong, as rhythmic gymnastics is a true sport - we train around six hours per day and sometimes spend entire days in the gym. Yana Kudryavtseva artauthorityday share on social
When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away? Oliver Goldsmith artbetraycharm Change image and share on social
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying. Oscar Wilde artdutylie Change image and share on social
I have a pretty expanded view of what art is. I include pop music and even some sports. Elizabeth Price artexpandinclude Change image and share on social
Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would say the actress I most admire is Vanessa Redgrave. Ellen Burstyn actactressadmire Change image and share on social
Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That's why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can't play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that's beautiful. Emily Rios artartistbeautiful share on social
Dolls fire our collective imagination, for better and - too often - for worse. From life-size dolls the same height as the little girls who carry them, to dolls whose long hair can 'grow' longer, to Barbie and her fashionable sisters, dolls do double duty as child's play and the focus of adult art and adult fear. Ellen Datlow adultartbadly share on social
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art. Edith Sitwell artboreflight Change image and share on social
These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our scientific beliefs. These premisses or beliefs are embodied in a tradition, the tradition of science. Michael Polanyi artbeliefcall share on social
Postmodernism surely requires an even greater grasp of symbolism, as it's increasingly an art of gesture alone. Andrew Eldritch artgesturegrasp Change image and share on social