- 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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I go to galleries in New York, I feel like I'm in school. I know that there's good contemporary conceptual art, but I have a really hard time caring about it. I'd rather look at images of people and things I can relate to. Then again, I didn't go to art school.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees and rain and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area. That all says Pacific Northwest to me. Salmon. It really only exists on the Western side of the Cascades.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
The picture is a self-sufficient work of art. It is not connected to anything outside.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Salman was an amazing human being. There are lot of things about him for years, but he's one of the most genuine, helpful guys out there. There's Salman Khan the superhero, and there's that gentle guy who pulls out a charcoal pencil and comes up with some soulful, pure art pieces.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.'
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not as much a history person as an art person, but I mean, you can read history through art.
- Opponent
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- Nov 07, 2020
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
- Confound
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- Nov 07, 2020
You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is an art director for BBC TV shows, and my mum does screen printing workshops. Both of my parents played instruments, too, and my mum used to have crazy house parties when me and my brother were young - dub and garage would be banging through my house.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got alright GCSEs, but I was lost. I didn't know what to do, whether to continue with education, go to uni, go to art school - then again, I was like, 'Maybe I should just go and get a job, start early and make money.'
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
How I can be an active voice for gay people but also the music industry? This is the art we need right now. This is what we need right now. We're in a renaissance, and we need people to rebel, come forth, and bring messages into art.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020