The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey. Sydney J. Harris artconsistimpulse Change image and share on social
In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is. Douglas Sirk 19thartbeauty Change image and share on social
Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic. Marco Tempest artcreatedeception Change image and share on social
The most powerful part of the art is experiential, yet it's the hardest to describe because it's nonverbal. Janet Echelman artdescribeexperiential Change image and share on social
Architecture is the art of how to waste space. Philip Johnson architectureartspace Change image and share on social
I'm a commercial artist, both in music and art. Grace Slick artartistcommercial Change image and share on social
Acting is an art form. If you are not creating something that's unusual and informative and at least has the possibility of being illuminating, then you are not into it as an art form. Bruce Glover actartcreate Change image and share on social
Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious. Corin Nemec artbeautifulexpress Change image and share on social
The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people. Norman Mailer artconsciousnessexacerbate Change image and share on social
Performance is there, and if you are not there in that moment it happened, it just stays in the memory. It's so immaterial and something this immaterial is very difficult to collect. Its difficult to buy, its how we can buy immaterial art. Marina Abramovic artbuycollect share on social
