“It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?” IfsGivingLittlesDoeArtMatterPleasureGive MeCrafts Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“I see a flower. It gives me a sensation of the beautiful. I wish to paint it. And as soon as I wish to paint it I see the whole subject - flower - changed. It is now an art problem to resolve.” GivingArtWholeProblemBeautifulWishSubjectsChangedFlowerGive MePaintResolveSensations Author:Georges Vantongerloo
“Ever since I was little, I’ve loved making hand-made cards and presents and arts & crafts for people. The book gives me a similar experience. I love being able to hold this object in my hands and say, “This is mine. I made this. It is a gift for you.” I love that feeling. Especially since this particular object contains ten years worth of my poems.” PeopleGivingYearsLittlesArtMadeBookFeelingsHandsAbleLove IsObjectsMinesParticularTenGive MeCardsCrafts Author:Sarah Kay
“I don't collect art at all. I'm fascinated by art. I receive a lot of presents. My house is full of things, but I am not a collector; it's just that people I work for, and friends, give me a lot of things. There are pictures all over the walls, sculptures, mobiles and paintings. I am embarrassed because I wonder what I should do with them.” PeopleGivingShouldArtHouseWonderPaintingWallGive MeFascinatedEmbarrassedSculptureCollectors Author:Peter Lindbergh
“Art gives me an outlet where I can be aggressive in a world where I usually can't be.” WorldGivingArtI CanGive MeAggressiveOutlets Author:Grimes
“I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.” WayGivingWellsArtBookRoomsComfortableHighestGive MeDecoration Author:John Bright
“I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I enjoy the most. I don't even know what the purpose of art is really, I just know that is something that makes me feel satisfied in a way that other things don't. That's all I know, that's why I like to write songs and films or draw. I just like to make things and somehow I find it gives me a feeling of satisfaction that I can't find in other areas of my life.” KnowsWayGivingFeelsWritingArtI CanFeelingsHappensFilmPurposeSongEnjoyDrawsArt IsAreasGive MeSatisfactionSatisfiedPurpose Of Art Author:Sean Lennon
“What gives me hope is art - it's the most powerful weapons ever created. It's a weapon of mass construction.” GivingArtPowerfulWeaponsMassGive MeMost PowerfulConstructionPowerful Weapons Author:Louie Psihoyos
“If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film. This global thing of performing arts gives me strength.” IfsGivingArtFilmMissingTelevisionGive MeTheaterPerformingPerforming ArtsGive Me Strength Author:Richard Sammel
“[Role of Dr.Strange] gives me an excuse as an actor to be learning with my character, which is something you can do authentically - I'm not a martial arts expert, I'm certainly no sorcerer, so all these things, the movement of the body, the physicality, the changes he goes through mentally and physically, obviously we're not shooting in sequence, but it's a great part.” GivingArtCharacterBodyActorsCan DoRolesMovementStrangeGive MeExcuseShootingExpertsMartial ArtsDrsSequencePhysicalityDr Strange Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“Of course, art in and of itself gives me some feeling of elation or power and is in some way curative. But actually what's interesting at the end of the day is the various interpretations and conversations between us. Something that exists between us is probably better than you and better than me.” WayGivingArtEndsFeelingsCoursesInterestingConversationGive MeVariousThe End Of The DayInterpretationBetter Than YouElation Author:Sarah Morris
“The process of creating art allows me to learn about the subject I'm illustrating. So, if I want to learn more about plantation life and slavery, I try to find clients that will give me an opportunity to work on projects that will visualize those experiences of the enslaved African and people of color. I get to learn about my roots, and my artwork allows the reader into that world by creating images that are accessible.” PeopleIfsWorldWantGivingTryingArtOpportunityProcessSubjectsColorReaderProjectsCreatingRootsGive MeSlaveryClientsArtworkPlantationsCreating ArtIllustrating Author:Jerry Pinkney
“I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown.” GivingArtI CanBookSoulEnjoyChurchTreeSeaGive MeInsightWarmArchitectureBeachTemplesMuseumsShadePalmsFloatsGood BookPalm Trees Author:Cherie Lunghi
“In the end, therefore, money will be the one thing people will desire, which is moreover only representative, an abstraction. Nowadays a young man hardly envies anyone his gifts, his art, the love of a beautiful girl, or his fame; he only envies him his money. Give me money, he will say, and I am saved...He would die with nothing to reproach himself with, and under the impression that if only he had had the money he might really have lived and might even have achieved something great.” PeopleIfsMenGivingArtEndsMightBeautifulYoungDesireDiesGirlOne ThingFameGive MeEnvySavedImpressionYoung ManRepresentativesAbstractionReproachBeautiful Girl Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“God, of thy goodness, give me Thyself; for Thou art enough for me, and I can ask for nothing less that can be full honor to Thee. And if I ask anything that is less, ever Shall I be in want, for only in Thee have I all.” IfsWantGivingArtI CanEnoughAsksHonorGoodnessGive MeTheeThyself Author:Julian of Norwich
“I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness.” NeedsGivingFeelsMeanArtCharacterGreaterPaintingGive MeIntensityMinimumMaximum Author:Joan Miro