Art Quotes
“It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art.”
“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