“The neutrality and clarity of an engineering drawing is a better model for teaching about art than all the uncontrollable drivel about the cabbala and metaphysics and the ecstasy of sainthood.” ArtTeachingModelsDrawingClarityEcstasyEngineeringMetaphysicsNeutralityUncontrollableSainthoodDrivel Author:George Grosz
“In public buildings set aside for the care and maintenance of the goods of the middle ages, a staff of civil service art attendants praise all the dead, irrelevant scribblings and scrawlings that, at best, have only historical interest for idiots and layabouts.” ArtCareAgeInterestMiddleBuildingPraiseHistoricalIdiotGoodsStaffIrrelevantMiddle AgesMaintenanceCivil Service Book:Art Is in Danger Source: Art Is in Danger
“My drawings and paintings were done as an act of protest; I was trying by means of my work to convince the world that it is ugly, sick and hypocritical.” WorldTryingMeanArtDonePaintingSickUglyDrawingPainterConvinceProtestUglinessConvincingHypocriticalBlack HumorCruel WorldImperfect WorldDrawing And Painting Author:George Grosz
“It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing 'art' to defend their collapsing culture.” ArtCultureStandingProletariatBourgeoisieStanding AlonePloy Book:Art Is in Danger Source: Art Is in Danger
“The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, culture. It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing art to defend their collapsing culture.” ArtCultureStandingRisingPettyProletariatBourgeoisiePloy Book:Art Is in Danger Source: Art Is in Danger
