Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth. Adrienne Rich artartificeavoid Change image and share on social
Art will never be able to exist without nature. Pierre Bonnard artexistnature Change image and share on social
Art will not solve your problems. It will not enable you to live merrily. Robert Pinsky artenablelive Change image and share on social
Art work is inconclusive. It opens your mind up. At least, that's what I hope it does. And advertising, using exactly the same photograph, closes things down. It makes it conclusive. It sells a product, and that is its primary function. Alison Jackson advertiseartclose share on social
Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language. Steven Pinker appealartauditory Change image and share on social
Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid. Yannick Noah apartheidarthurashe Change image and share on social
Arthur Conan Doyle was entranced by the notion of a brilliant detective who can deduce everything a stranger has been up to from the merest clue, and yet can't have a trusting relationship with his closest friend. Rafael Yglesias arthurbrilliantclose share on social
Arthur is my middle name; George is my dad's middle name. Rob Kardashian arthurdadgeorge Change image and share on social
Arthur Miller wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde. Marilyn Monroe arthurblondedumb Change image and share on social
Arthur Scargill's leadership of the miners' strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will have destroyed the N.U.M. as an effective fighting force within British trade unionism for the next 20 years. If kamikaze pilots were to form their own union, Arthur would be an ideal choice for leader. Jimmy Reid arthurbritishchoice share on social