Art Quotes
“The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.”
“The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.”
-- Arthur Erickson
“Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.”
-- Robert Frost
“Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts.”
-- Camille Paglia