A painting that is well composed is half finished. Pierre Bonnard on art
Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is. Robert Smithson on art
When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration. Edward Steichen on art
If a building becomes architecture, then it is art. Arne Jacobsen on art
Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul. Louis Kahn on art
Light in Nature creates the movement of colors. Robert Delaunay on art
Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint. Robert Delaunay on art
Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums. Peter De Vries on art
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. Henry Moore on art
Photography is a major force in explaining man to man. Edward Steichen on art
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. Ellen Key on art
Art is subject to arbitrary fashion. Kary Mullis on art
When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process. Jim Hodges on art
You begin with the possibilities of the material. Robert Rauschenberg on art
To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect. Alexander Calder on art
Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs. Thomas Wolfe on art
I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza. Robert Indiana on art
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. Max Eastman on art
Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. Alfred de Vigny on art
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. Amy Lowell on art