My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me. He would tell us about Greenwich Village and show us the 'Village Voice' and describe his life, but it was all sort of subversive and below the radar. Use this quote
I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love. Use this quote
Your talent is your art. It is not to be taken for granted. Use this quote
Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable. Use this quote
There is nothing new in art except talent. Use this quote
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art. Use this quote
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up. Use this quote
To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute. Use this quote
The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art. Use this quote
What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real. Use this quote
Works of art often last forever, or nearly so. But exhibitions themselves, especially gallery exhibitions, are like flowers; they bloom and then they die, then exist only as memories, or pressed in magazines and books. Use this quote
Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. Use this quote
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. Use this quote
I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained. Use this quote
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. Use this quote
One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit. Use this quote
Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved. Use this quote
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. Use this quote
I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need. Use this quote
The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. Use this quote
