- 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
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been interested in art and fashion for as long as I can remember because they are so visual. I am fascinated by the idea of visual creation from the ground up, which is a challenge in ballet when the audience has seen every show of yours, every other principal that you've shared a role with, and every different production.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody complains that Bernini's sculptures are too darn real, right? Or that Norman Rockwell's paintings are too creepy. Well, robots can seem real and be loved, too. We're trying to make a new art medium out of robotics.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We may not like our times or many aspects of the time we live in but that is not the fault of art as such.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The educator and the public need to have an opportunity to discuss why certain art is important.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unless you are a born connoisseur of art, you will not be able to judge by yourself why certain art is superior to other art.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are concerned with the relationship between art and life. Contemporary art is only intelligible in terms of its relationship to our life.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think TV promulgates the idea that good art is just art which makes people like and depend on the vehicle that brings them the art.
- Nov 07, 2020
I just think that fiction that isn't exploring what it means to be human today isn't art.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't done much art shopping in Vegas. It tends to be from galleries that are London- or L.A.- or New York-based. We've never had someone standing over our shoulder telling us something is a good investment.
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- Nov 07, 2020