- 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
- Nov 07, 2020
Art is feminine.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is feminine... Look, if you're handsome and young and beautiful, well, people are always going to say that you're gay.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I love about opera is that it's the combination of all the art forms, and certainly the world of fashion is a big deal in it.
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.
- Comic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can do web, comic books, macrame, art.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People want stardom or fame or whatever - instant gratification as opposed to learning one's craft, which, when I was starting out, was the most important thing: that you are as fully equipped for your job or your art as possible.
- Pictures
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- Nov 07, 2020
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.
- Pleasure
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- Nov 07, 2020
The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In art and music, particularly in the 20th century, there was a big period there where for something to be called profound you had to not be able to understand it.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
During the Middle Ages they understood that words accompanied by imagery are much more memorable. By making the margins of a book colorful and beautiful, illuminations help make the text unforgettable. It's unfortunate that we've lost the art of illumination.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
So right off, I'm going to have to say that a lot of people have been comparing Life Is Killing Me to World Coming Down, and I think a lot of those people equate art and sales figures, and I don't do that.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020