Victor Pinchuk Quotes

I definitely believe that art is the best way to produce social change.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.

What makes our world so fascinating is that continuously there are novel and creative ideas spurring people to leave old ways and try something new.

Poetry always, always, always is a key piece of democracy.

It's amazing what art can do.

The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

The moment of change is the only poem.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one's imagination.

Everything is raw material to me. Land is raw material... I take one form and transform it into other forms.

I will revolutionise art and the world. Hurrah!

You know, you become an artist, you become an observer, of life, and you digest life by making art about it.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Art's a very metaphysical activity. It's something that enriches the parameters of your life, the possibilities of being, and you touch transcendence and you change your life. And you want to change the life of others, too. That's why people are involved with art.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

Creativity is what transforms.

Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that's about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that's about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.