- Nov 07, 2020
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
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in the popularizing of art. But when you get right down to it, it's a bit of an elitist world. Not just economically elitist - how many people read poetry?
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been what they call a 'pure gallerist.' I find that somewhat pretentious, honestly - I'm an art dealer. I like to show great artists of our time, but I also like dealing. And I think they reinforce each other.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody really needs a painting. It's something you kind of create value for in a way that you don't with a company. It's an act of collective faith what an object is worth. Maintaining that value system is part of what a dealer does, not just making a transaction but making sure that important art feels important.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people buy art because they're confident that it'll be a good store value, and this is kind of a recent phenomenon.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Take Damien Hirst out of contemporary art history, and there's an incredible void. Great artists, like great people, have second acts.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The art cars are the public transportation system. And that requires regulation because, lately, we've had art cars that don't want people on board and that want private parties, and that's in conflict with the communitarian feeling and the interactive aspect of society.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art can retain its value and even make you some money. If you have your iPhone on you - and you probably do - look for the artist's signature, and use that to look up the artist and get a sense of the piece's value before you buy it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is art, art is life, and we are who we are, and all of these aforementioned women, unless they should choose not to, will be performing well into the next many decades because they are great artists.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I wasn't acting, I would want to be in the food and restaurant business. I really love to cook and am fascinated by the art of cooking in general.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth-and then there's a lie. The artist is essentially creating his work to make this lie a truth, but he slides it in amongst all the others. The tiny little lie is the moment I live for, my moment. It's the moment that the audience falls in love.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020