- People
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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
All black art, post-slavery, has always tried to prove in its own way that a black life is the equivalent of anyone else's.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
All black art is always judged to illuminate our experience and prove that our stories and our history and our lives matter. And that goes back to Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston - take your pick.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the most creative, fantastic person and would come up with great things for us to do. She'd buy art supplies and all of us would sit around painting. I was lucky.
- Good Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing.
- Glass
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- Nov 07, 2020
My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Romantic fiction is the only purely feminine art form. All other art forms were shaped and are dominated by men.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my talent; if that's not good enough, then they can hire somebody else.' Later, you realize that your body is as much a part of what you do as your talent.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
There has been no great surprise, no sudden revelation. I knew pretty much what I was getting into. What I've learned is that a restaurant can be as much of an art as you want it to be, but it has to be a successful business first.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone does can only represent an aspect of the whole of something. I can't think of an exception to that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020