- Process
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- 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
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of bread one has made, there always seems to be something new to learn.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I go to make art as who I am as a person. The fact that I am a woman comes into play maybe in the kinds of things I'm interested in or in the way I structure a canvas.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased.
- Big Part
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My university degree is in art and, yes, I do a lot of drawing for all my books. I have a big drafting table set up in a spare bedroom and I cover it with maps and house plans and sketches that I use in the books. Also, I truly love architecture, so that plays a big part in all my books.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just love music, in general. I love art.
- Change The World
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is not meant to change the world.
- Change The World
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020