Quotes About Appreciation

And if out of a million visitors there is even one to whom art means something, that is enough to justify museums.

Art isn't about drawing; it's about learning to see. What organization doesn't need this ability?

Seeing well transforms mere existence into the art of living.

If you had a large vase with a big crack down the middle of it, a Japanese art museum would put the vase on a pedestal and shine a spotlight on the crack!

Most works of art are, necessarily, bad...; one suffers through the many for the few.

An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy. The art of a clique is but a plaything.

While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.

People regard art too highly, and history not enough

I am one of the heretics who believes that art must be enjoyed first and analyzed later.

Artists make art... everyone else talks about it.

When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.

I never spend more than one hour in a gallery. That is as long as one's power of appreciation persists.

Art is art. You can take it or leave it. Liking it or not liking it does not make you a better person, and who you like or dislike results in the same thing.

I appreciated art, long before I could produce it.

Art is the consciousness of currency.

Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody. Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about? Andy Warhol: Yes, it's liking things.

Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly.

I grew up in the art world.

Like many members of the uncultured, Cheez-It consuming public, I am not good at grasping modern art.

I can never fathom it when people say things like "I can't understand abstract art!" Or: "Abstract art is junk!" Or: "Abstract art isn't as valid as realism!"

I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.

Only through apprehending, by means of present-day creations, how art is created, can the creations of other periods be genuinely appreciated.

You can't really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.

Art is not disposable.