For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present.
Adolf Loos
Does it follow that the house has nothing in common with art and is architecture not to be included in the arts? Only a very small part of... →
The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that... →
The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to... →
Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.
Federico Garcia Lorca
Art is not living. It is the use of living.
Audre Lorde