Art Quotes
“Much good art got made while money ruled I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.”
“The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.”
-- David Herbert Lawrence
“The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.”
-- Carl Rogers
“Abstract Expressionism - the first American movement to have a worldwide influence - was remarkably short-lived: It heated up after World War II and was all but done for by 1960 (although visit any art school today and you'll find a would-be Willem de Kooning).”
-- Jerry Saltz
“Fashion often starts off beautiful and becomes ugly, whereas art starts off ugly sometimes and becomes beautiful.”
-- David Bailey
“I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.”
-- Shia LaBeouf