14,373 Quotes About Art

Science is an organized pursuit of triviality.Art is a casual pursuit of significance.Let's keep it in perspective.

When we ask ourselves, “What is it that makes one work of art good and another bad?” we might initially wonder if there is any satisfactory answer. Upon mature consideration, however, we can at least conclude with a reasonable degree of certitude that since the function of art is to unearth some particle of truth, good art must be good in consequence of its revelatory capacity, and bad art must be bad, conversely, because of its failure to engender revelation.

A true artist is pleased the most by the sight of his or her work at work.

My Queen, neither mortal nor immortal can fathom the mind of an artist. But as a general rule, between two possible answers, choose the more sordid one.

If I read something somebody wrote 300 years ago, and it's me, what I'm going through now in my head, it sends chills down my spine, and I feel like that's what I want to be able to offer — that if I offer myself, there's a chance somebody else will feel connected.

...I couldn't care less what the colours are in reality.

The rare people who do become truly exceptional at something do so not because they believe they’re exceptional. On the contrary, they become amazing because they’re obsessed with improvement. And that obsession with improvement stems from an unerring belief that they are, in fact, not that great at all.

In Art, since the end of the 20th century, it is not work that pays, it is the nerve.En Art, depuis la fin du XXème, ce n’est pas le travail qui paie, c’est le culot.Extrait de : A livre ouvert.

America is a commercial marketplace, and very few people are educated to understand artists or appreciate originality.