- Going
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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
- Pop
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- Nov 07, 2020
Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Disney is our contemporary landscape. The best art will reflect that and challenge you. Disney comforts you, whereas the best art shakes up your comfort level and perception.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.
- Present
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 1940 to the present, the art world - and particularly Los Angeles - has undergone a transformation not unlike the Italian Renaissance.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level - to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, 'I want to be an artist' - is a good thing.
- Exhibition
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art.
- Individual
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I hope is I'll eventually be seen as an actual individual, not as some abstraction - an art dealer running a museum.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the biggest things happening in the art world is this idea of expansion. No one embodies this aspect of what art is becoming better than James Franco.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid '90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam... It's like it's all being handled by professionals.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think art is a consolation regardless of its content. It has the power to move and make you feel like you're not.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020