- 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
'The Art of the Brick' is an exhibition I've done where I've taken some works of art from art history and replicated them all out of Lego bricks.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a fun, nostalgic aspect to Legos - people connect to the art on a different level. But it's also a medium that lets me design anything I can imagine. I especially enjoy creating curvy forms using rectangular pieces. Up close, you notice the sharp angles, but when you back away, the corners blend into curves.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a time when I was practicing law in New York and I wanted to find something else to do. So I ended up leaving the practice of law to pursue my art and it just happened to be out of Lego bricks.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Formally, I did my studies in the sciences, but I was very conscious that I was being deprived of culture. While studying neuroscience, I was running a rock-music festival and was able to use that as a platform to explore what it takes to produce art for 20,000 inebriated 20-somethings.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The art world is a very prissy little thing over in the corner, while the major cultural forces are being determined by techno science.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in class, except in second grade when an artistic genius passed through our school!
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020