“The current fad in art, is to shock people or appear 'different'... My goal is to help people find the rays of sunshine in an often dark world.” PeopleWorldArtDifferentHelpingGoalDarkArt IsCurrentsShockSunshineRaysFadsDark WorldRay Of Sunshine Author:Gary Holland
“One goal of my art is to help people remember why they are here now.” PeopleArtHelpingRememberGoalArt Is Author:Gage Taylor
“Art can mean a lot of things. At the heart of it, art is doing something you really believe in. Like my wife, she volunteers helping underprivileged kids, that's her art. To me, anything that you do that you truly believe in makes you an artist. It doesn't necessarily mean being a painter or a film maker. That's art, but there's more to it than that. As long as you're pouring your heart and soul into what you're doing, that's the weapon.” BelieveHeartMeanLongArtSoulHelpingKidsFilmArtistWifeWeaponsArt IsMy WifePainterMakersVolunteerHeart And SoulPouringUnderprivileged Author:Ray Toro
“Think about it: you've already related it down to something that somebody else can understand. If art relates to something - it's like Picasso, it's like Mondrian - it's not. Art's supposed to be what it is. Using a reference of art history might help for some kind of sales, but it doesn't really help anybody. Art is what it is; it cannot be footnoted, until it enters the world. Then it has a history. Then the footnotes are the history, not the explanation.” IfsThinkingWorldKindArtHelpingMightArt IsSupposed To BeRelateExplanationRelatedArt HistoryFootnotes Author:Lawrence Weiner
“Art is about asking questions and engaging a dialog. By challenging or investigating conventions contemporary art helps promote an on-going sense of discovery, contemplation, and understanding. I think these are all important things.” ThinkingArtImportantHelpingUnderstandingChallengesArt IsDiscoveryAskingImportant ThingsContemporaryContemplationConventionsEngagingAsking QuestionsInvestigatingContemporary Art Author:Kim Anderson
“Art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only thing that has allowed people to create joy in this insane, suppressive universe. And art is the only thing that they can't get rid of. They've tried, but ultimately they can't stamp it out.” PeopleArtHelpingJoyUniverseAliveArt IsInsaneStampsStaying Alive Author:Juliette Lewis
“Art is a window to The Infinite, and opening to the goddess, a portal through which you and I, with the help of the artist, may discover depths and heights of our soul undreamed of by the vulgar world. Art is the eye of the spirit, through which the sublime can reach down to us, and we up to it, and be transformed, transfigured in the process.” WorldMayArtSoulHelpingEyeSpiritArtistProcessArt IsWindowInfiniteDepthOpeningHeightTransformedGoddessSublimeVulgarPortal Author:Ken Wilber
“Like most people, I've always felt using words like 'best' when applied to art is a fun way for critics to stay busy at the end of the year, and I guess a good way to help get ratings for awards shows, which is fine.” PeopleWayYearsArtEndsHelpingShowsFunFeltFineArt IsCriticsBusyAwardsGood WayRatingAward ShowsUsing Words Author:Steven Van Zandt
“I think that there is a purity aesthetic, like "I just make art because I'm an artist and I can't help it. I don't care what the critics say." But different mediums have a different relationship with the public. If you're in a performing medium it's hard not to place some weight on whether or not people come to your shows, or whether or not they're enjoying them.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtI CanDifferentHardHelpingShowsCareArtistEnjoyArt IsWeightCriticsDon't CareMediumsI Don't CarePerformingPurityAestheticDifferent Relationships Author:Mirah
“I think most people who decide to become a musician have to be prepared for some degree of struggle. It makes the art better if you go through some struggles. To be an artist, in any form, you have to develop some sense of compassion and empathy - it's an important quality for everyone to have, on a human level. But I think, as part of our job, you have to be able to do that, so suffering, tends - if you allow it - to let you look on the bright side. It will help with those senses.” PeopleThinkingArtImportantHelpingArtistSufferingQualityCompassionStruggleMusicianEmpathyArt IsBe PreparedBright Side Author:Reeve Carney
“God help us -- for art is long, and life so short.” LongArtHelpingArt IsGod HelpGod Help Us Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Art is about energy positive and negative. All art has the power to heal because it helps us see who we are, and what we resist.” ArtHelpingEnergyArt IsNegativeHealSelf DiscoveryWho We Are Author:Shirley MacLaine