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I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It's open to anyone, and people have to deal with it. In the gallery, it's the same 150 people on the San Francisco art scene....

Quotes by Barry McGee

Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.

Quotes by Barry White

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.

Quotes by Barry Commoner

Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.

Quotes by Barry Eisler

I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.

Quotes by Barry Hannah

Filmmaking is a very privileged art form. It costs a lot of money to make these things.

Quotes by Barry Jenkins

There's nothing in Hollywood that's inherently detrimental to good art. I think that's a fallacy that we've created because we frame the work that way too overtly. 'This is Hollywood.' 'This isn't Hollywood.' It's like, 'No, this is actually all...

Quotes by Barry Jenkins

Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act.

Quotes by Barry Jenkins

I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.

Quotes by Barry Jenkins

High tech is for a short time. But art is forever. People still admire a Picasso or a Van Gogh. But they don't admire the steam locomotive anymore.

Quotes by Barry Lam

Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.

Quotes by Barnett Newman

Someone made me a Leaf Coneybear finger puppet. Someone made me a portrait of me on some chocolate. I'm keeping it. I daren't eat such a work of art. It's so unique and so fun that fans do that. It's...

Quotes by Barrett Foa

If the standard for art is the decency of its creators, we're going to have a lot of empty museums.

Quotes by Bari Weiss

Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.

Quotes by Barbara Goldsmith

I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.

Quotes by Barbara Goldsmith

I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

Quotes by Barbara Hepworth

At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution.

Quotes by Barbara Hepworth

Jazz is the art of thinking out loud.

Quotes by Barbara Januszkiewicz

Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and...

Quotes by Barbara Januszkiewicz

Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.

Quotes by Barbara Januszkiewicz

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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