“Art is the distortion of an unendurable reality... Art is correction, modification of a situation; art is communication, connection... Art is social, self-sufficient, and total.” ArtSelfRealitySocialSituationCommunicationArt IsConnectionsSufficientDistortionCorrectionsSelf SufficientModificationUnendurable Author:Jean Tinguely
“One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may be in some sense errors but are fruitful nonetheless.” MindMayArtMovingPleasureArt IsConnectionsErrors Author:Donald Barthelme
“Im always trying to find connections between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.” TryingArtSeemsArt IsConnectionsAddAlways TryingJuxtaposition Author:Pat Metheny
“Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.” HumansArtMightHappensArt IsConnectionsGenerousContribution Author:Seth Godin
“We are less lonely when we connect. Art is connection.” ArtArt IsLonelyConnections Book:Sacred cows-- and other edibles Source: Sacred cows-- and other edibles
“Making art, being creative, is risky, especially for actors, but everybody on the set is being creative. You're putting yourself out there with ideas, and to have your brain be free of stress so that it can actually do its best work, it feels like you want to have a real sense of intimacy and connection and trust with everybody.” WantFeelsArtIdeasRealActorsBrainCreativeLike YouArt IsConnectionsStressIntimacyWorking ItBe CreativeBest WorkPutting Yourself Out There Author:Lynn Shelton
“Art is a process of concentration. It is both the distilled essence and the commentary upon otherwise mundane activities and reflections. Musical notes must be charged, must gather more than one and the surface meaning, must reveal audible and "inaudible" connections to other notes, patterns, and meaning, either by way of affinity or contrast.” WayArtProcessActivityReflectionArt IsConnectionsEssenceNotesMusicalPatternsSurfaceConcentrationContrastMundaneCommentaryAffinityMusical Notes Author:Russell Sherman