“Do not set out to make Mexican art, or American, Chinese, or Russian art. Think in terms of universality.” Quote by Rufino Tamayo
“Art is a means of expression that must be understood by everybody, everywhere. It grows out of the earth, the textures of our lives, and our experience.” MeanArtEarthGrowsUnderstandingOur LivesExpressionUnderstoodArt IsTexture Author:Rufino Tamayo
“Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.” MindAmbitionWingsExtremesIdolsMy AmbitionGreat MindsGreat Ambition Author:Shakti Gawain
“What a delightful thing this perspective is!” PerspectiveDelightfulDelightful Things Author:Paolo Uccello
“One thing about being a painter is that if you have a dog you are naturally going to spend a lot of time with him or her. It has always amazed me the closeness of that relationship even though a word was never spoken, intellect not any part of it.” IfsOne ThingDogIntellectPainterAmazedCloseness Author:Ken Gillespie
“Subject becoming less relevant, each painting having a life of its own, each stroke leading to the next. It is more about the connection of body and spirit to canvas, over mind to canvas.” MindBodySpiritNextSubjectsPaintingBecomingConnectionsRelevantCanvasStrokes Author:Ken Gillespie
“Philosophers should be, as Seneca put it, 'lawyers for humanity'. Make what you think and feel count; the examined life has global dimensions.” ThinkingFeelsShouldPhilosophyHumanityPhilosopherLawyerDimensionsExamined Life Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“When you start photographing somebody, it's like a lustful relationship and there's all the excitement of new flesh.” PhotographyFleshExcitementLustful Author:Andrea Modica
“Photography has every right and every merit to claim our attention as the art of our age.” ArtAgeAttentionPhotographyClaimsMerit Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“In its use of words poetry is just the reverse of science. Very definite thoughts do occur, but not because the words are so chosen as logically to bar out all possibilities save one.” UsePoetryPossibilityBarsChosenPoetry IsReverseDefinite Author:David Daiches
“Art is viable when it finds elements in the surrounding environment. Our ancestors drew their subject matter from the religious attitudes which weighed on their souls. We must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles around us.” ArtSoulMatterInspirationReligiousAttitudeEnvironmentSubjectsElementsDrawsArt IsMiracleAncestorTangibleSubject Matter Author:Umberto Boccioni