Quotes About Expression

Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment

Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.

When artists give form to revelation, their art can advance, deepen and potentially transform the consciousness of their community.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

The end of lower art is to please, the end of average art is to raise the top, the end of superior art is to free.

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

Above all, it is a matter of loving art, not understanding it.

I like doing arts and crafts, so I would probably go to one of those fun little ceramic places and go paint some plates and do something fun like that

Art = a mad search for individualism.

Making art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something.

I've decided that art is a habit-forming drug. That's all it is, for the artist, for the collector, for anybody connected with it.

In art the search for a content which is collectively understandable is false; the content will always be individual.

Most of the work I make uses materials that are a bit outside of the traditional fine art world.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.

We make art out of our loss.

Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

These days I am obsessed by sculpture! I believe I have glimpsed a complete renovation of that mummified art.

Here I am, on the road again. There I am, up on the stage. Here I go, playing star again. There I go, turn the page.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos, we see despite all the chaos.

Lifestyle is the art of discovering ways to live uniquely.

Cutting straight into color reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptor.