Art Quotes

“There's a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. There's a lot of sex, you know, in art. There's a lot of naked women and men, and there's intrigue, there's fakery. It's a real microcosm of the larger world.”

-- Steve Martin

“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.”

-- Novalis

“The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.”

-- Jerry Saltz

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

-- John Wooden

“It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.”

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”

-- Eugene Ionesco

“When you create art, the world has to wait.”

-- Will Smith

“The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.”

-- Theodor Adorno

“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.”

-- Gustave Flaubert

“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”

-- Rebecca West