“I'd say art is with you. All around you. I'd say when there doesn't seem to be anyone else, there is art. I'd say you can love art how you wish to be loved. And I'd say art is a lifeline to the rest of us - we are out here. You are not alone. There is nothing about you that scares us. There is nothing unlovable about you, either.” WritingArtSeemsWishArt IsScareNot AloneLifelinesUnlovable Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtWishDifficultDemocracyGoes OnArt IsAddDemocraticObligationVersusElitism Author:Geoffrey Hill
“Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, rather because it wishes to be art. However much the writer might long to be straightforward, these virtues are no longer available to him. He discovers that in being simple, honest, straightforward, nothing much happens.” LongArtMightHappensWishDifficultSimpleVirtueHonestArt IsAvailableStraightforward Author:Donald Barthelme
“If we educate ourselves, then the desire and need to have art as a part of our lives will happen organically. I would invite anyone to look at cultures where art is squashed. Do you want to live in North Korea? We have a president who doesn't read at all. There's a lot to worry about. I just wish, as a collective, we were much smarter.” ArtDesireCultureWishPresidentWorryArt IsEducateNorth Korea Author:Kimberly Peirce
“Art is like an avalanche being poured down your throat. You know it's going to crack, eventually it's going to go out of fashion. I wish there was much less happening. I wish there were fewer art dealers. I wish there were fewer auctions. I wish there were just two auctions a year.” ArtWishFashionArt IsDealer Author:Laurence Graff
“Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.” IfsWayHumansArtBeautifulSpiritWishHonestArt IsObviousHuman SpiritTrue NatureNot Honest Author:Corin Nemec
“Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong.” MenWorldGivingArtStrongWishPleasureArt IsEvidence Book:The Art Spirit Source: The Art Spirit