Quotes About Influence

Artists are prophets. They define the meaning of our lives and point the way.

Every artist, as child of his age, is impelled to express the spirit of his age.

Where does contagion end and art begin?

Works of art imitate and provoke other works of art, the process is the source of art itself.

The importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art.

So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.

I grew up in the art world.

Bragging about what a good deal you got is one of the many great art forms that my people, the Jews, have introduced to American culture.

In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be.

Art is manipulation, the management of material, the directing of fate... Who does that directing?

As the art world changes, artists have more and more responsibility. You don't have a lot of luxury to be super secluded.

Art isn't everything. It's just about everything.

I wanted to be a painter and an artist. And it's interesting that in some of my later musical works, I refer so often and associate myself with works of art.

I'm always on the look out for 'the good image'. I'm like The Borg (you know, Star Trek) inasmuch as I assimilate everything - but I like to think I'm working in the Pop Art tradition.

I cannot understand why some people try to write a history of photography that is separated from the history of modern art.

Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.

The impact of black music and black art forms on American culture is really difficult to appreciate.

All art is infested by other art.

Art is a tool that isnt used enough to effect change.

I'll never understand the art world. But I kind of feel like there's been some art world/black metal crossovers happening for a while.

I think fashion is art. The dialogue I am concerned with as an artist has more to do with the art and artists that I've been influenced by. I can't help but be affected by all the art that I've seen.

It's possible I am the only art critic that a lot of people read. And maybe Robert Hughes, if he's still writing.

All art is political, all art is a martial one.

Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural arts movements.