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Art Quotes
Why people make it, and who it's for.
This set of "art" quotes leans toward purpose — one artist frames their work as a way to elevate others, while another argues that art shapes who a person becomes. For quotes on standing out through craft, see Great quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- I Can
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I can concentrate on my art.
- Ego
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I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.
- People
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I was a product of Andy Warhol's Factory. All I did was sit there and observe these incredibly talented and creative people who were continually making art, and it was impossible not to be affected by that.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a writer. I suppose I think that the highest gift that man has is art, and I am audacious enough to think of myself as an artist - that there is both joy and beauty and illumination and communion between people to be achieved through the dissection of personality.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Surf music at the time that I did it wasn't mainstream, nor were the Cheech and Chong albums. The risk comes from having the ability to do something that hadn't been done before that I thought was either interesting as an art form or just should be done.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making music. Make so much music you have no friends. Make music. Figure out what it is you love, and... because if you're making cool art, then everything else will fall into line.
- Movement
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The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.
- Economically
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- Nov 07, 2020
That DMC Act is a disgrace. And the problem with independent art in this country is that independent artists have been economically blacklisted.
- American Film
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The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40 years to create art that is totally personal and is what I believe in.
- Encyclopedia
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- Nov 07, 2020
People look to 'Dear White People' as an encyclopedia of our culture. But it's also art, and there are characters with different perspectives.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing - I have a heart and a soul and want to touch people and give.
- Pain
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