What is Art?

To evoke in oneself a feeling one has experienced, and...then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds or forms expressed in words, so to transmit that feeling—this is the activity of art. What does this mean?

ART IS A COMMUNICATION OF FEELINGS.

Art is a habit-forming drug. What does this mean?

ART IS AN ADDICTION

Art is a revolt, a protest against extinction What does this mean?

ART IS AN ATTEMPT AT IMMORTALITY

Filling a space in a beautiful way. That's what art means to me. What does this mean?

ART IS BEAUTY OR HARMONY!

The craftsman knows what he wants to make before he makes it....The making of a work of art...is a strange and risky business in which the maker never knows quite what he is making until he makes it. What does this mean?

ART IS CREATION.

Let each man exercise the art he knows What does this mean?

ART IS PERSONAL

I don't think art is elite or mysterious. I don't think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention. What does this mean?

ART IS POLITICAL

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable What does this mean?

ART IS PROVOCATIVE

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography. What does this mean?

ART IS SELF EXPRESSION OR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this—and only this—is to be an artist. Ideas alone can be works of art....All ideas need not be made physical....A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist's mind. What do these mean?

ART IS SOMETHING THAT IS EXPRESSED THROUGH FORM (OR NOT)

Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos What does this mean?

ART IS SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES PEACE/CALM

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth. What does this mean?

ART IS SOMETHING THAT REVEALS THE ESSENTIAL OR HIDDEN TRUTH.

If one general statement can be made about the art of our times, it is that one by one the old criteria of what a work of art ought to be have been discarded in favor of a dynamic approach in which everything is possible. What does this mean?

ART IS WHATEVER IS DISPLAYED IN A MUSEUM OR GALLERY

I don't think art is elite or mysterious. I don't think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention. Who said this?

Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist

Art is a revolt, a protest against extinction Who said this?

Andre Malraux (1901-1976), French novelist

Let each man exercise the art he knows Who said this?

Aristophanes, Greek Philosopher

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable Who said this?

Cesar Cruz

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography. Who said this?

Federico Fellini (1920-1993), Italian film director

Filling a space in a beautiful way. That's what art means to me. Who said this?

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American painter

To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this—and only this—is to be an artist. Ideas alone can be works of art....All ideas need not be made physical....A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist's mind. Who said these?

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French painter Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), American artist

To evoke in oneself a feeling one has experienced, and...then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds or forms expressed in words, so to transmit that feeling—this is the activity of art. Who said this?

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian author

Art is a habit-forming drug. Who said this?

Marcel DuChamp, (1887-1968), French born American artist

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth. Who said this?

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish painter

If one general statement can be made about the art of our times, it is that one by one the old criteria of what a work of art ought to be have been discarded in favor of a dynamic approach in which everything is possible. Who said this?

Peter Selz (1919-), German-born American art historian

The craftsman knows what he wants to make before he makes it....The making of a work of art...is a strange and risky business in which the maker never knows quite what he is making until he makes it. Who said this?

R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943), English philosopher

Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos Who said this?

Saul Bellow (1915-2005), American novelist

What is art?

[from the 1300] Skill; its display, application, or expression... [from the 1600s] The expression or application of creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting, drawing, or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.