- Me
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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
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.
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There's always been a struggle with filmmakers between art and industry, and you have to find a balance.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found it amazing people can think that art must be connected to religion. Religion may give art themes, but there would still be art without religion. Bach is not proof that art exists.
- Carved
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- Nov 07, 2020
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
- Perfection
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Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.
- Life
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I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.
- Handed
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If you are handed something, it's a blessing and a curse. Look at hip hop artists, they produced everything themselves. Even people like Robert De Niro are getting into production. Again, it's art vs. marketing. Not everyone can take the risk. You have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics, which really is about the art of expression, ought to be a logical profession for writers (it's very hard to explain to politics- and policy-addicted people that language is the basis of all ideas - if you can't say it, you can't think it), instead of a refuge for lawyers and apparatchiks.
- Life
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There was, when I came to New York in the 1970s, no more profound or moving experience than MoMA, an almost perfect piece of 20th Century modernist expression, existing in an extraordinary balance - modestly, functionally, elegantly - with the extraordinary art it held. This place changed my life. I was transformed by every visit.
- Little
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A little part of my life is built around ancient art.
- Money
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Art is a form of asset. Hedge-fund managers who have made money fast should diversify into other areas.
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Part of my attraction to ancient art is that there is an element of risk, of speculation.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.
- Nov 07, 2020