I wasn't trying to turn graffiti into an art form. I just wanted to learn about art. I wanted to learn this game. Barry McGee artformgame Change image and share on social
I had an idea for a technologically advanced luxury watch. I got involved in digital art and neon painting and put on shows of my work. Giorgio Moroder advanceartdigital Change image and share on social
It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created. Bruce Beresford antiquateartattract share on social
When I was painting in art school - and I think many painters in the 1980s worked similarly - a finished painting would often be constructed from lots of other paintings underneath. Some of these individual layers of painting were better than others, but that was something that you would often only realise retrospectively. Chris Ofili 1980sartconstruct share on social
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. Henry Moore interestmusicianperson Change image and share on social
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. Henry Moore jobmistakeneed Change image and share on social
Art is uncompromising and life is full of compromises. Gunter Grass artcompromisefull Change image and share on social
For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn't the art of photography but I don't agree. Annie Lennox absolutelyagreeart Change image and share on social
An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have. Andy Warhol artistpeopleproduce Change image and share on social
I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings. Anne Stevenson artawarefriend share on social