“A lot of hip-hop artists wear fur, and they think it's a status symbol. That doesn't register for me; I just see dead animals.” ThinkingArtistAnimalHip HopSymbolsHipsHopsFurRegisterStatus SymbolHip Hop Artist Author:Tommy Lee
“It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves before batting, and cancy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has become a religion of the cross--the gallows, the electric chair, the gas chamber, in modern terms.” MayArtSeemsArtistFatherTermChurchChristianityPlayerWeekModernStrangeHolyShapesBeatsCrossesGoldBaseballSymbolsFaithfulGasChairsDevicesChocolateExecutionElectricReignChamberEmperorBaseball PlayerBattingDepictionGallowsConstantineGas ChambersElectric ChairChurch FathersIgnominyRoman EmperorHoly WeekEmperor Constantine Author:Philip Yancey
“Drawing is the cornerstone of the graphic, plastic arts. Drawing is the coordination of line, tone, and color symbols into formations that express the artist's thought.” ArtArtistLinesColorDrawingSymbolsTonePlasticGraphicFormationCornerstonesCoordination Author:John French Sloan
“Of course, it gave the studio an enormous power, because I don't know any other place who had that skill with images to communicate with. And the need of these kinds of images are even greater now than they ever were because we are losing our life symbols.” KnowsNeedsKindArtistCoursesGreaterOur LivesSkillsLosingCommunicateStudiosEnormousSymbols Author:John Hench