arts

"Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others."

"It's high time for the art world to admit that the avant-garde is dead. It was killed by my hero, Andy Warhol, who incorporated into his art all the gaudy commercial imagery of capitalism (like Campbell's soup cans) that most artists had stubbornly scorned."

"Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often inspirational."

"Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail."

"If a building becomes architecture, then it is art."

"I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form."

"Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper."

"There hasn't been any art yet. Art is just beginning."

"I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room."

"I remember that - you know, I didn't receive a formal education. I was educated in the Montevideo cafe, in the cafes of Montevideo. There, I received my first lessons in the art of telling stories, storytelling."

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

"Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art."

"One eye sees, the other feels."

"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy."

"Geometry is moribund. I want a lilt and joy to art."

"I just did some calculations and I've been able to determine that you're full of shit."

"Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home."

"The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes."

"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."

"I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own."