My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was a Van Gogh drawing of two peasant houses in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
My mum was very interested in art and liked to write, and my dad was a hobbyist photographer.
I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
Unfortunately, the general interest in art among the Japanese is very low compared to that of Western countries. I would love to be able to correct that by bringing many more pieces of interesting artwork to Japan.
I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great.
Until I began to learn to draw, I was never much interested in looking at art.
When I went to college, I wasn't interested in fashion anymore - I was interested in art.
I love going to galleries, particularly the National Portrait Gallery.
I want to know art.
I love art, but I've never bought an artwork or even considered it.
I'm not interested in pop art.
My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.
Two of my grandfathers had been artists, lifelong oil painters, so I was exposed to art very young. I've always been interested in it, although I never pursued it as a career or even as an avocation.
I have been very interested and intrigued and congratulatory toward President Bush and his paintings.
Through my friend Tony Shafrazi, who's an art dealer and an artist himself - he helped to show Basquiat and Keith Haring, and has worked with the Francis Bacon estate - it was really through my friendship with Tony that I developed even more of an interest in art.
I am interested in the art. I'm a professional woman.
I didn't have any interest in traditional art.
I had no interest in high school besides art.
I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. I was really drawn to it.
I can't go any place without going to museums. It's very important for me.
