“The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.” ArtTurnsMusicianArt IsMetaphorVisualsFunny ThingsVisual Art Author:Dar Williams
“I wasn't a big fan of social anthropology. And, luckily, that created room for me to work in visual arts because I sort of ignored my requirements. I think I was attracted to social anthropology because I liked to travel and was always interested in far-off places.” ThinkingArtBigsSocialRoomsFansArt IsVisualsIgnoredRequirementsAnthropologyVisual Art Author:Darren Aronofsky
“I think that there's a strong crossover in that Janis, studying the visual arts, was learning how to break it down into details and see how to get the expression that we wanted. And her visual art is emotionally expressive as her singing was. And, I think, when she switched over to singing, she already knew that it was something serious that you broke into pieces so she developed the ability to break it down and learn little riffs that she could throw in here and there.” ThinkingLittlesArtWantedStrongAbilityBreakStudyPiecesSeriousExpressionSingingArt IsDown AndDetailsBrokeVisualsHere And ThereExpressiveVisual ArtCrossover Author:Laura Joplin
“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 good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. It does or doesn't disturb optical monotony, and succeeds or fails in surmounting sterility of style or visual stereotype; it creates new beauty or it doesn't.” DoeArtFailingStyleSucceedArt IsUglyBoringVisualsStereotypeMonotony Author:Jerry Saltz
“The art that I make and that I see others make confirms the miracle of being alive. Almost every day I live in a state of exaltation. The art of painting is to me sacred. It is central to all the other visual arts. This art is in a constant state of renewal.” ArtStatesAlivePaintingArt IsMiracleSacredConstantVisualsRenewalVisual ArtExaltation Author:Joseph Plaskett
“For me art is a continuous discovery into reality, an exploration of visual data which has been going on for centuries, each artist contributing to the next generation's advancement. I wanted to go a step further and extend the boundaries.” Has BeensArtRealityWantedArtistNextStepsGenerationsCenturyArt IsDiscoveryBoundariesDataVisualsExplorationNext GenerationAdvancementContributing Book:Breaking the rules: Audrey Flack, a retrospective 1950-1990 Source: Breaking the rules: Audrey Flack, a retrospective 1950-1990
“Art is an idea that has found its perfect visual expression. And design is the vehicle by which this expression is made possible. Art is a noun, and design is a noun and also a verb. Art is a product and design is a process. Design is the foundation of all the arts.” ArtMadeIdeasFoundProcessPerfectInspiringDesignExpressionProductsArt IsFoundationVisualsVehicleVerbsNounsDesign And ArtProduct Design Author:Paul Rand
“Our Government is pleased to partner with the Kelowna Visual and Performing Arts Centre Society, located in the heart of British Columbia's vibrant Central Okanagan region. Support for the performing arts is essential for the professional growth and development of our Canadian artists.” HeartArtGovernmentArtistGrowthSupportDevelopmentEssentialsArt IsBritishPartnersPerformingVisualsRegionsCentreColumbiaPerforming ArtsBritish Columbia Author:Shelly Glover
“I'm very interested in the materiality of language. I wonder if, perhaps, this comes from my background in the visual arts. I was a potter for a number of years and earned a BFA in art before going to graduate school for creative writing.” IfsWritingYearsArtSchoolLanguageNumbersWonderCreativeArt IsBackgroundsVisualsGraduatesCreative WritingPottersVisual ArtGraduate SchoolMateriality Author:Anna Journey
“I think every writer has their waves of inspiration and their ways of doing things. But writing is very difficult for me. It's something I haven't practiced as diligently as my visual art. I've been doing visual art because I think it's easier for me to construct, whereas words are very difficult.” ThinkingWayWritingArtInspirationDifficultHavensEasierArt IsWaveVisualsConstructsVisual Art Author:Chath Piersath
“I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary.” WorldKindMeanArtMomentsArt IsFlowMusicalVisualsTransformingCommentaryObjectifying Author:Barbara Kruger
“The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.” YearsArtLastsClearJourneyStyleArt IsAncientSpreadInstantVisualsEpicConsistencyEgyptianDynastyAncient EgyptianMost Epic Author:Jerry Saltz
“I like living, breathing better than working...my art is that of living. Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral, it's a sort of constant euphoria.” ArtArt IsBreathsConstantBreathingVisualsCerebralEuphoria Author:Marcel Duchamp
“I believe education in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts... is part of a well-rounded education and can provide so much joy, now and in the future.” BelieveWellsArtJoyI BelieveArt IsTheaterDanceVisualsVisual ArtWell RoundedAccess To Education Author:Rudy Giuliani