An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s. – J.D. Salinger
An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s. – J.D. Salinger
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. – Pablo Picasso
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. – Pablo Picasso
USURY: Everybody’s looking for the job in which you never have to pay anyone their pound of flesh. Self-employed nirvana. A lot of artists like to think of themselves as uncompromising; a lot of management consultants won’t tell you what they do until they’ve sunk five pints. I don’t think anybody should give themselves air just because they don’t have to hand over a pound of flesh every day at 5pm, and I don’t think anyone should beat themselves with broken glass because they do. If you’re an artist, well, good for you. Thank your lucky stars every evening and dance in the garden with the fairies. But don’t fool yourself that you occupy some kind of higher moral ground. You have to work for that. Writing a few lines, painting a pretty picture – that just won’t do it. – Zadie Smith
USURY: Everybody’s looking for the job in which you never have to pay anyone their pound of flesh. Self-employed nirvana. A lot of artists like to think of themselves as uncompromising; a lot of management consultants won’t tell you what they do until they’ve sunk five pints. I don’t think anybody should give themselves air just because they don’t have to hand over a pound of flesh every day at 5pm, and I don’t think anyone should beat themselves with broken glass because they do. If you’re an artist, well, good for you. Thank your lucky stars every evening and dance in the garden with the fairies. But don’t fool yourself that you occupy some kind of higher moral ground. You have to work for that. Writing a few lines, painting a pretty picture – that just won’t do it. – Zadie Smith
Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God’s careless splatters – El Greco
Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God’s careless splatters – El Greco
I have a good ear for music, just like Van Gogh had a good ear for art. – Jarod Kintz
I have a good ear for music, just like Van Gogh had a good ear for art. – Jarod Kintz
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker
Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art. – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art. – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness – Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness – Yann Arthus-Bertrand