Antony Gormley Quotes

My role as an artist is not to make changes [in society] but to inspire changes.

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

I do believe that painting can change the world.

What does one prefer? An art that struggles to change the social contract, but fails? Or one that seeks to please and amuse, and succeeds?

I have to believe that literature can effect change; otherwise, I would have no purpose in my life and would have wasted four years on 'Ilustrado.'

I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is its primary role.

I want to continue to produce shows that directly effect change.

Traveling to the Middle East and playing music for people on the street, for soldiers, for people in hospitals, and for people who lost their homes, and seeing people open up through the experience of music really restored my faith in music, in art, and in culture to change things.

Art is not meant to change the world, but when you see people interacting, when you see an impact on their lives, then I guess in a smaller way, this is changing the world. So, that's what I believe in. That's why I'm into creating more and more interactions.

Theater has an incredible capacity to move people to social change, to address issues, to inspire social revolution.

Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change.

Can art change the world? Maybe... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?

I want art to make me think. In order to do that, it may piss me off, or make me uncomfortable. That promotes awareness and change, or at least some discussion.

I think the job of artists is to stir things up.

I think at some point there may be artists who will get fed up, and they deliberately want to use their art as a means to rock the waves a little bit. And instead of doing the status quo, they'll deliberately go out to really make a change. I think Kendrick Lamar is an example of that.

Art can end up answering questions or asking questions. But when it's not connected to actual movements, it doesn't ask the right questions.

Our art, in a sense, is quite revolutionary.

When you really make things that really challenge the status quo or challenge issues, and you do it artistically, and you do it with no fear, people are listening.

When you start a conversation about something that is under-discussed and you use art to convey it, I think that is incredibly powerful but is always going to create waves.

All art is political. Yes. Even the stuff that sounds like bubble-gum songs. I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.

The rôle of the artist is that of a soldier of the revolution.

Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.

Awareness is the greatest agent for change.

I think that once somebody sees something, or feels it in the consciousness of society, it starts to allow change for other people.

The artist has tremendous power to change the world.