In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. 2.41K
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. 922
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers… What we call art is a game. 2.12K
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. 633
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. 693
When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection. 717