Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. Jean Rostand
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. Agnes Martin
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. John Ciardi
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. Theodore Bikel
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. Paul Gauguin
In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. Damien Hirst
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game. Octavio Paz
The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. Eugene Delacroix
I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize. Jodie Foster