Danny Huston Quotes

I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work.

Unless you are a born connoisseur of art, you will not be able to judge by yourself why certain art is superior to other art.

I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.

I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

Art is always good. It just depends if you like or not.

A beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Art is very subjective and having to put numbers on it seems counterintuitive.

Not all art is great; most of it's rubbish.

If it's good art, it's good.

I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists.

There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.

I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen.

People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do.

Art should be serious, not a joke. I don't like to laugh about art.

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

I believe in art.

Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.

There are so many reactions to art that make sense to me - but 'ick' means something.

People criticized me for my photography. They said it's not art.

The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.

The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.

You can't just take an image and randomly distort it and call it art - although many people in La Jolla where I come from do precisely that.

Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence.