John Burnside Quotes

I love art, and it plays a huge role in my life. It's definitely one of my greatest joys, and I'm a bit fanatical about certain painters and poets and musicians and sculptors.

Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education. Art is the level playing field - no matter how rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly to the bone, if you can draw, you can find personal fulfillment and build self-confidence. Art is the highest achievement of mankind.

I'm enamored with the art world.

I want to know art.

Art matters.

I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.

I am an enthusiast on the subject of the arts.

I had no idea what art was. There was one art class in high school, but it didn't make a big impression on me. Then I went to college and thought I'd become a writer.

My exposure to visual art all my life was intensive.

I learned how to draw from being bored in school. I would doodle on the margins of my paper.

People can't draw now and don't feel it's necessary. Art students don't seem to want to draw.

The word 'art' interests me very much. If it comes from Sanskrit, as I've heard, it signifies 'making.' Now everyone makes something, and those who make things on a canvas with a frame, they're called artists. Formerly, they were called craftsmen, a term I prefer. We're all craftsmen, in civilian or military or artistic life.

We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art.

Art doesn't interest me. Only artists interest me.

Art is more engaging that propaganda.

When I teach classes at the School of Visual Arts,, I'll ask the students, 'How many of you have been to a museum this year?' Nobody raises their hand and I go into a tirade. If you want to do something sharp and innovative, you have to know what went on before.

Fine art is really something I want to get into.

I've always had an interest in design, and I have always loved creating things.

If you ever have a kid who doesn't know what to do, stick him in art school. It's amazing what evolves.

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.

Nature engenders the science of painting.

I always loved art shows at schools. My friends with kids would go, and I would go with them. It's some of my favorite art... It's more about creativity than the grand statement of an agenda.

Everybody draws when they are little.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

I've long wanted to introduce children to the wonder of the arts.