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  • The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems, has the guts or the brains to blow the necessary whistle and holler, 'Hold on guys! What the hell is this ugly bit of business?
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Abe Ajay Quotes , Fashion Quotes , Art Quotes
  • When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Art Quotes , War Quotes
  • The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatness, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Art Quotes , Ambition Quotes
  • Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the "Aha." Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in - the one that we think is reality.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Alan Kay Quotes , Art Quotes , Jobs Quotes
  • It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Horace Quotes , Art Quotes , Liars Quotes
  • I believe it is no wrong Observation, that Persons of Genius, and those who are most capable of Art, are always fond of Nature, as such are chiefly sensible, that all Art consists in the Imitation and Study of Nature. On the contrary, People of the common Level of Understanding are principally delighted with the Little Niceties and Fantastical Operations of Art, and constantly think that finest which is least Natural.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alexander Pope Quotes , Art Quotes , Believe Quotes