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Art is everywhere, and everywhere is art.

Quotes by Brandon Boyd

I am here on Earth to express myself, and the many media of art are my magic carpets that allow me the freedom to do so.

Quotes by Brandon Boyd

I still find new things every night, which is the beauty and fun of live theater. It's a living, breathing art form.

Quotes by Brandon Uranowitz

I'm the seventh child among eight siblings and have always had a gift for art.

Quotes by Brahmanandam

I choose films for their artistic value. I don't need a mansion or a Jaguar. When I leave this Earth, I won't take any money with me. All I will leave behind will be my art.

Quotes by Brad Renfro

Apple is a unique company in that the art and the science sit together very nicely. There's an appreciation for both sides of the brain.

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

For me, pop culture is very fluid: it's music, it's movies, it's books, it's art, it's tech, it's so many things - and as marketing and brand advocates, we should be able to to take products and services and match...

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

I always noticed that in art school, that grief was considered more profound than happiness. But why?

Quotes by Brad Bird

Cubism is still the most important art movement for the same reason that John D. is still the most important Rockefeller.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement. No longer distinguishable from everyday life.

Quotes by Brad Holland

In America, the only truly popular art form is the movies. Most people consider painting a hobby and literature, schoolwork.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Political art expresses the cliches you agree with, unlike propaganda, which expresses the cliches you don't.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Art imitates life. Life imitates high school.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Many of the contradictions in Postmodern art come from the fact that we're trying to be artists in a democratic society. This is because in a democracy, the ideal is compromise. In art, it isn't.

Quotes by Brad Holland

All the other kids in ninth grade were drawing hot rods and cocker spaniels and getting blue ribbons in art class. I was getting rejection slips from the 'Saturday Evening Post.'

Quotes by Brad Holland

New Wave art was the rage of the eighties. Now it's exhibited in oldies-but-goodies museums, usually in black-and-pink frames.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Commercial art is traditionally delivered to a client in a brown-paper bag with an invoice stapled to the outside.

Quotes by Brad Holland

Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life. All great, genuine art resembles and continues the Revelation of St John.

Quotes by Boris Pasternak

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.

Quotes by Boris Pasternak

There was no theater in my high school. I think even our art program was cut - it was so bad. I didn't even know that was a possibility in college or in high school; I hadn't even thought of...

Quotes by Boyd Holbrook

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on art are covered in this collection?
A few distinct takes - being an artist "to the core" with a goal of elevating humanity, art shaping personal character, and two versions of the idea that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be watched straight on.
Is there a quote about art and personal identity?
Yes, two of them. One speaker calls themselves "an artist to the core," aiming to elevate humanity through their art. Another says their art has had a strong influence on the kind of person they are. For more on personal growth, see the Life page.
Is there a quote specifically about film as art?
Yes - in fact there are two closely related versions of the same idea, both arguing that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be looked at straight on rather than over-analyzed.
Is there anything here about art's broader purpose or ambition?
Yes, one quote frames the speaker's whole objective as using their talents "to elevate humanity through my art" - a big-picture statement about art's purpose. For more ambitious, purpose-driven quotes, check out the Great page.
Where can I read more about how art is perceived or valued?
For a closer look at how art and status intersect, see the Status page. For more general uplifting quotes, the Good page is also worth browsing.

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