The message of great art is to disturb. Elayne Boosler artdisturbgreat Change image and share on social
I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art. Ernst Fischer artimitatelife Change image and share on social
Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head and my heart. E. L. Konigsburg artgeneratehead Change image and 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
The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors. Emil Nolde artartistchain share on social
I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there. Eva Mendes artexhibitionisthonestly Change image and share on social
The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. Edward Hopper appearartconception 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
All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death. Jacques Lipchitz actionanswerart Change image and share on social
Even though I loved to write, I never liked English lit. class very much. I think it ruins books when you dissect them too much. I liked my art classes best. Meg Cabot artbookclass Change image and share on social