- 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
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Latin America, cinema has always been a bourgeois activity, I guess, as it is everywhere. It's just a stupidly expensive art form, and there is nothing you can do about it.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got into art school, I thought it was paradise. I wanted to be an artist so much that I was really driven and nothing could stop me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted my art to be global rather than local. I want to make paintings that people everywhere can relate to.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was doing an interview with a curator, and he asked me to sum up art in one word. Before he even finished asking the question, I said, 'Impurity.' Because that's it.
- Sea
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is transformative. It's not 2+2=4. It works like the sea. It changes geography through its constant and relentless movement, just the way plants and water shape the world.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood was extremely unhappy. That's not to say that my parents didn't love me. But it was traumatic, and of course, art doesn't come out of rosy gardens. It comes out of damage.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born to argue... I don't know why. I mean, from arguing with my teachers and, on occasions, my parents. I think I've mastered the art of argument at a fairly young age.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe that the way one processes information is by making it into art. That's how I live my life.
- Nov 07, 2020