14,373 Quotes About Art

What is fair in men, passes away, but not so in art

Fuck art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference.

That is why enemies can be great motivators. They serve as fuel for your fire.

Joy is a well-made object, equalled only by the joy of making it.

We wish we could have been there for you. We didn't have many role models of our own--we latched on to the foolish love of Oscar Wilde and the well-versed longing of Walt Whitman because nobody else was there to show us an untortured path. We were going to be your role models. We were going to give you art and music and confidence and shelter and a much better world. Those who survived lived to do this. But we haven't been there for you. We've been here. Watching as you become the role models.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Words and images drink the same wine. There is no purity to protect.

To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.

When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.