Rockwell Kent Quotes

I believe that art can make relevant and progressive contributions to culture and society.

The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts.

Art is not meant to change the world.

Art is nothing if you don't reach every segment of the people.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

I don't believe that art is just for entertainment. I want to create art that is meaningful in some way.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.

I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us.

I never set out to be a groundbreaking artist in the sense of doing something that's never been done before. I set out to make stuff that communicated quickly and effectively, playing off of advertising, pop art, and pop culture.

Artwork operates on two different levels: On one level, there's artwork as a mode of expressivity, and then there's the other side, where the image is a construction that is meant to engage in a discursive field in order to perform a particular function.

Art isn't supposed to change the world, but it can.

The arts have long been an integral and vibrant part of our nation's cultural heritage. In its many forms, art enables us to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and of our society. Providing us with a unique way to learn about people of other cultures, it allows us to discover all that we have in common. At its best, art can beautify our cities, encourage economic development and social change, and profoundly affect the ways we live our lives.

Most of stuff I audition for is stuff I think is socially relevant.

The modern world thinks of art as very important: something close to the meaning of life.

It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell.

The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.

That's really the whole point of art - it's to take something commonplace and draw people on a path so that, all of a sudden, they have a new impression of everything around them.

Whether I act or direct I ensure that there is a social message attached.

Street artists want to add something to the environment. They consider the audience, whereas graffiti writers don't care about anyone except themselves, they do it purely for the kick.