Art Quotes
“Artistic qualities that once seemed undeniable don't seem so now. Sometimes these fluctuations are only fickleness of taste, momentary glitches in an artist's work, or an artist getting ahead of his audience (it took me ten years to catch up to Albert Oehlen). Other times, however, these problems mean there's something wrong with the art.”
“The giant white cube is now impeding rather than enhancing the rhythms of art. It preprograms a viewer's journey, shifts the emphasis from process to product, and lacks individuality and openness. It's not that art should be seen only in rutty bombed-out environments, but it should seem alive.”
-- Jerry Saltz
“Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.”
-- Joseph Conrad
“Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.”
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?”
-- Ludwig van Beethoven
“I'm very much into the costuming of any character that I portray and it's one of the great things about making movies is it's a collaborative art form so you get all these artists who are looking specifically about for this instance your character's costume and what that might tell about your character.”
-- Jeff Bridges