Mark Foster Quotes

Art has to be reflective of our society.

Every era needs a genre through which it understands itself.

Fine art is knowledge made visible.

What I find most satisfying about photography is the way in which it allows me to document 'reality' while at the same time creating my own version thereof; in other words, the reality I present is a reality based upon what I choose to include in the frame and what I choose to leave out.

My black-and-white work is more of a celebration, and the color work became more of a critique of society.

I will continue to make films to express my thoughts that come from my observations, from the society we live in.

Photography is Art and Art is Photography.

I trust the pictures to tell what I want to say.

For people who know McQueen, there is always an underlying message. It's usually only the intellectual ones who understand what's going on in what I do.

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

Art reflects society. Cinema doesn't dictate - you portray what the society demands.

The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.

I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in many ways, represents the conscience of society in terms of engaging standards that we need to live by.

The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history.

I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.

If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist really feels, look at his work. That's enough.

Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.

Through a painting we can see the whole world.

Art is commenting on what's going on around you in your life.

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms.

I think art always comments on the time and place it was created.

My films are a reflection of the society I live in, what I see and observe.

When I make my socially conscious songs, I go hard with the lyrical content; I go hard with the imagery.

The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society.