New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.
I feel compelled to make art that on one hand reflects and sometimes almost creates like a sense of comfort when confronted with the strangeness of the world.
Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well.
What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.
A strong work of art really leaves people speechless. They feel a little angry because they don't understand it.
Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works.
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic.
I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.
I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate.
When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
Whatever art form you're working in, it's crucial to see it clearly, to feel it clearly, and not to worry about the results, or how someone else will see it.
Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving!
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.
I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt. That's morality, that's religion, that's art, that's life.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
I felt obligated to change music to art, the same way that Galileo proved the Earth was round to the world and that the Sun did not stand still.
