“Art lost its basic creative drive the moment it was separated from worship. It severed an umbilical cord and now lives its own sterile life, generating and degenerating itself. In former days the artist remained unknown and his work was to the glory of God.” ArtMomentsArtistLostCreativityCreativeWorshipGloryFormerGlory Of GodCordsUmbilical Cord Book:The seventh seal: a film Source: The seventh seal: a film
“The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with the future that we have to deal. For the past is what man should not have been. The present is what man ought not to be. The future is what artists are. The facts: nothing matters but the facts: worship of the facts leads to everything, to happiness first of all and then to wealth.” MenShouldFirstsHas BeensMatterFactsPastArtistWealthDealsOughtWorshipImportanceNothing Matters Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“The Christos-image is most difficult to disentangle from its art-craft junk-shop paint-and-plaster medieval jumble of pain-worship and death-symbol.” ArtPainArtistJesusDifficultChristWorshipJesus ChristPaintCraftsSymbolsShopsMedievalJunkPlasters Book:Trilogy Source: Trilogy
“You can support trans-positive legislation, tranny artists, and the inclusion of trannies in your neighborhood, schools, place of worship, whatever. For the long term? Join or initiate some good legal battles against the puritanical laws that exist around sex and gender.” LongSchoolLawArtistSexTermSupportBattleWorshipGenderLong TermNeighborhoodInclusionLegislationTransInitiatePlaces Of WorshipSex And Gender Author:Kate Bornstein
“These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again.” PeopleWayArtistWorshipIllusionCriticsIdolsIdol Worship Author:John Lennon
“Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have a part as the singer. An audience has a part. Playing a gig doesn't make me high on myself.” ThinkingTogetherArtistAudienceWorshipSingersGigsGreat TimesTime Together Author:Jo Nesbo
“America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.” AmericaArtistTalentPositionWorshipUncomfortableModest Author:Carlisle Floyd