“The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is of basic importance.” LooksArtUnderstandingUnderstoodArt IsAspectImportanceProofVisualsWorks Of Art Author:Sol LeWitt
“Art is a staple of mankind... So urgent, so utterly linked with the pulse of feeling that it becomes the singular sign of life when every other aspect of civilization fails.” ArtFeelingsFailingMankindCivilizationArt IsAspectLinkedUrgentPulseStaplesSigns Of Life Author:Jamake Highwater
“I've danced my whole life. Martial arts is just fun for me, it's all choreographed a bit like dance. I have done Muay Thai and Wushu, which is cool because it's very fluid dance. I also do Tricking. It's kind of like Taekwondo with the big kicks and flips and showier aspects of martial arts.” KindArtDoneWholeBigsFunBitsArt IsAspectWhole LifeKicksMartial ArtsFluidFlipThaiTaekwondoMuay Thai Author:Caity Lotz
“The educational aspect of art shows has become overbearing: some of exhibits can leave you bleary from trying to read the walls. Presumably a piece of art is timeless and it can say something to us. You are taking away the right of art to talk for itself.” TryingArtShowsPiecesWallArt IsAspectEducationalTimelessExhibitsOverbearing Author:John Updike
“Art is a way of taking distance. The pathological or therapeutic aspects exist, but just as catalysts.” WayArtArt IsAspectDistanceCatalystTherapeutic Author:Sophie Calle
“The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.” ArtRealityPurposeArt IsAspectPurpose Of ArtTrue Reality Author:Aristotle
“The durational aspect of video art is very different from photography or sculpture. The idea of looping things interferes with that a little bit. It eliminates that finite viewing period which I think is not so expressive sometimes.” ThinkingLittlesArtIdeasDifferentSometimesBitsPeriodsPhotographyLittle BitArt IsAspectVideoInterfereFiniteSculptureExpressive Author:Marco Brambilla
“When I go to China I see many artists whose work reflects on aspects of contemporary popular culture but obviously the history of Western art is not part of their own tradition.” ArtArtistCultureArt IsAspectTraditionWesternChinaContemporaryPopular Culture Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“I think what's really interesting and useful about this question is that ultimately all art is a type of self-portraiture. And so in the act of identifying yourself, you're using others to get to that point. And so you're parsing out different aspects of different people in the world. You're choosing not only from America but increasingly globally different aspects of what's out there.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtDifferentSelfAmericaInterestingTypeArt IsAspectDifferent PeoplesReally InterestingIdentifyingPortraitureIdentifying Yourself Author:Kehinde Wiley
“The spiritual in my art is giving up control. My paintings are based on what I can do, and what I can do is not controlled. So I give up control, and that's the spiritual aspect of the work - taking what comes and relinquishing control. Although they look very controlled, they're really not, because it's all poured paint.” GivingLooksArtI CanSpiritualCan DoPaintingGiving UpArt IsAspectPaintControlledRelinquishingRelinquishing ControlGiving Up Control Author:Pat Steir
“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.” WayArtLyingEasySpecialExpressionArt IsAspectExtraordinarySimplicityMartial ArtsRight WayEasy WayKung FuMartial Arts InspirationalSimplicity In ArtTaekwondoWastage Author:Bruce Lee
“Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.” ChildrenArtFacesMotherArtistNatureAttitudeArt IsAspectFeaturesDarling Author:Beck
“Consequently, the sensuous aspect of art is related only to the two theoretical sensesof sight and hearing, while smell, taste, and touch remain excluded.” ArtTwoFoodTasteArt IsAspectSightHearingSmellRelatedTheoreticalExcludedSensuous Book:Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art Source: Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art