- Museum
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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
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.
- Colors
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before I started LimoLand, I mainly bought my clothes in Harlem, where I found clothing my size in fun colors. I still like to go there and see the vibrancy and colors of the neighborhood. I am also very influenced by the colors of my contemporary African and Japanese art collections.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
- Plant
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- Nov 07, 2020
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
- Nov 07, 2020
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
- Copy
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- Nov 07, 2020
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
- Pencil
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
- Nov 07, 2020
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, 'I'm going to buy art to impress this crowd.' That's just ridiculous to me. I don't live my life like that, because how could you be happy with yourself?
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
A rap is a tweaked version of comedy, because comedy came first. People weren't spitting before they were doing comedy. Comedy has been relevant for years. It's the same art form, pretty much. Discovering that and applying it, I think that has made my stand-up better.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020