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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
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's traditionally been a large disconnection in contemporary art between the audience and the artist. Generally, audiences are looking towards what they like, and I can tell you, that's the last thing on an artist's mind.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a family that does not believe in art to this day. They think art is vanity.
- Entertainment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from L.A. where there's a sense of show. But that's not a bad word in my mind. We say art 'show,' don't we? 'Show' implies entertainment.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My aunt was Frances Hodges, who in the Fifties was the editor of 'Seventeen' and later one of the creators of 'Mademoiselle.' She was my Auntie Mame; she loved culture. She was a Quaker, but she became a milliner against all Quaker logic - they feel that fashion and art are vanities - because she loved fashion.
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- Nov 07, 2020
To change your phrase somewhat, I know that I like an art where disparate elements form an entity.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many young artists, they look at the art world and think they can make a lot of money.
- Architecture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think architecture should be considered as an art form in the first instance. Whenever I say that, it makes people really angry. But this is a very political profession in the Grecian sense. I believe there have to be reasons for every building, and that the ideas should not be self-referential.
- Architecture
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- Nov 07, 2020