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“I’ve always been a fashion girl. I believe I fell in love with clothes and art as a child. My mum tells that I when I was a child, she would dress me in all sorts of ways; sometimes like a boy but always outstanding. When I got older, I fell in love with art. I enjoyed drawing; I would literally draw everyone at home, from my siblings to my mum”
Spice Diana (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always say to people, ‘Is there a gospel banker or architect?’ It is you that decided that is what you want to do. Art is art.”
Timi Dakolo (born 1981) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why I don't see myself as a gospel artiste - Timi Dakolo. 25 January 2024, PM Newspaper.
“Not only Mongolian music, but the art of music itself is truly magical. It has the power to ignite the fire within a person's heart, soul, and mind. That is why the art of music has developed to such a high level over thousands of years.”
Byambasuren Sharav (1952–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When art is purely an aesthetic exercise, it is boring and mediocre. Art, representing the human condition, must be disturbing.”
Paolo Crepet (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Artistic and theoretical strategies have so far sought to keep Outsider Art separate from institutional art. With the ‘fringe’ shift, this fundamental distinction has fallen away. (p. 66)”
Mario Perniola (1941–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have been very much involved in ICEHA’s Healing Through Art (art therapy) for survivors of Boko haram insurgency in the North East of Nigeria, Also children and young persons living with the sickle-Cell anemia, children and young persons living with cancer and Down syndrome.”
Kunle Adewale (born 1981) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://tribuneonlineng.com/i-sat-wasce-7-times-im-now-international-figure-creative-arts-olakunle-adewale-joel/, Nigerian Tribune, by David Olagunju, 16 July 2016
“In addition to creating my own sculpture, I am involved in encouraging communities [to] provide original works of art in less prominent areas of our cities. I believe works of art have the potential of contributing a sense of value to the citizens of a community.”
Jimilu Mason (1930–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art is more than a series of images that are disembodied. Art is objects that live in real places, economies, spaces, architecture.”
Trevor Paglen (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In everything we do as black people, it is always important to know where we come from and we can show that through the art so easily because people are influenced easily by the art.”
Azana (born 2000) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to know Azana, the singer who infuses maskandi with amapiano 13 June, 2024
“Sarafina! was not only an entertainment show, it was a 'struggle' piece of art. It is actually really sad that it is not recognised. We were soldiers on stage, fighting for this country through art.”
Dumisani Dlamini (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art has a deep responsibility, social, cultural, and otherwise. And that the basic motivation for the creation of art is, in a sense, to meet those responsibilities. Now, it doesn't mean that you cannot express yourself in any way you want to, but it takes place in a social context, whether you mean it to do so or not”
Ossie Davis (1917–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think stage presence and recognizing the relationship with the audience have helped me in the sense that I am very conscious that this is art that I want to be consumed by people, and if that is the case, then the people should be in mind when I’m creating art”
Dewayne Perkins wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What separates art from science? The gift; To it, proud knowledge must concede the crown. Scholarship certainly knows how something ought to be But it cannot create it — that you alone, art, can do.”
Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) said by 1866 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rückert, “Weisheit des Brahmanen,” stanza 2; reprinted in Rückerts Werke, ed. Georg Ellinger, vol. 2 (Leipzig, 1897), p. 63. Was unterscheidet Kunst von Wissenschaft? Das Koennen Dem muss der Vorrang doch das stolze Wis…
“Art in the broad sense is representation, that is, it repeats or imitates something that already exists or presents a quality of experience that does not yet exist but can be brought into being. Art as creation is never a repetition of something that already exists, but is the recomposition of something that does not exist.”
Florinda Cambria (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The future was never about the art of the deal. It's always been about the art of the pivot.”
Jim Carroll (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Men of genius are more apt to feel art than to understand it; and they sometimes mistake that emotion which a work of art calls forth for essential characteristics of the work itself.”
George Stillman Hillard (1808–1879) said by 1879 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think the best form of art takes a strong stance. There's a silencing of trans creators, gay creators, and queer creators in general. I think you should be taking a stance with the art you make.”
Chloë Grace Moretz (born 1997) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Burns, Alex Jhamb (September 29, 2025). "It's Really Brutal, But It's So Worth It: Chloë Grace Moretz on Returning to the New York Stage". Vogue.
“'Tis true, great name, thou art secure From the forgetfulness and rage Of death, or envy, or devouring age. Thou canst the force of teeth and time endure; Thy fame, like men, the older it doth grow, Will of itself turn whiter too, Without what needless art can do.”
Thomas Sprat (1635–1713) first seen 1711 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To the Happy Memory of the late Lord Protector", 1. 5, quoted in The History of King James's Ecclesiastical Commission (London: printed for T. Harrison ... and S. Popping, 1711), p. 67
“Our art continues to live, for not only is it part and parcel of us, it can be a powerful factor in combining the best part of Indian culture into the fabric of a truly Canadian art form.”
Ellen Neel (1916–1966) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking at the 1948 Conference of Native Indian Affairs, as quoted in
“The art of nation building, the next most important task of humanity, is the art of conversation.”
Obiwu (born 1962) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reflecting on literature, storytelling, and dialogue. Q&A: Uche Peter Umez Interviews Poet Obiwu, Africa in Words, 26 September 2016.
“Art saves people. Art has the power to transform my sorrows into beauty and to turn my despair into hope.”
Crystal Asige (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is a landmark moment in my young art practice. At 30 I abandoned a PhD in law to focus on making art. To win this award affirms this decision and quells all the doubts and insecurities that came with making such a pivot,”
Thato Toeba (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By removing images from their original context, mutilating them and deploying them to a new context, I would intervene in our view and acceptance of the ‘normal.’ These ‘new contexts’ are then the arguments which intervene in our consciousness of reality. My art journey has been this attempt to practice law through art and vice versa.”
Thato Toeba (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I never looked at art as something for sale; I looked at art as something for me.”
Liliane Karnouk (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm using art as an excuse to live a very interesting life - it allows you to be whoever you want to be, do whatever you want to do, go where ever you want to go. It's like a free ticket. Take the gym thing - just to exercise all the time would have been so boring, but when it was done as an art project, it was quite different.”
Peet Pienaar (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art is love so if you love art don't be discouraged by anyone keep learning every day.”
Simon Rieber (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For me, contemporary art—or art in general—is like a crystal tunnel where limits don’t really exist.They only exist on two fronts: ethical and moral”
Abdoulaye Konaté (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was stimulated by Nigerian art and creativity and was curious to find out more about the art of my country.”
Frances Ademola (born 1928) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art can be so elitist and alienating. I want to make art that people can enjoy, regardless of who they are”
Beezy Bailey (born 1962) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Art as muti: Print and paint,Mail&Guardian, August 10 2010
“I like to draw for the person who will follow me on a flight, to offer a fragment of art to a stranger, to make art accessible to everyone”
Soly Cisse (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe in my great capacity of digesting various influences. We must acknowledge that “influence” is the rule in art, it is part of the “truth” about art”
Soly Cisse (born 1969) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 7 Questions for Senegalese Artist Soly Cissé on How the Rise of the West African Art Scene Is Reshaping Local Communities 3 August 2023
“I always wanted to record moments of beauty, moments of knowledge. Art is life. Without art, life would be frozen.”
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere (1930–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my art, I love to capture mundane things, the beauty of objects and people’s expressions, especially women. I want my art to breathe life into a long-forgotten culture, give life to society, capture it in all its glory and create beauty using ruins of random objects.”
Olivia Mary Nantongo (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s one thing to create art, and it is another thing to have a platform to showcase that art”
Ken Nwadiogbu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My motto is Art with Definition. I try to be an activist through my art. To speak about a better life, a better consciousness, and a better change”
Ken Nwadiogbu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The good thing about art is that it speaks in diverse languages so you cannot completely monitor what your art preaches”
Ken Nwadiogbu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I knew it would help me pull off successful art exhibitions, sculptures, ceramics and pretty much almost everything to do with art too.”
Ritah Namayanja Kivumbi (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My art is an expression of my inner feelings, an interpretation of my experiences and those of others. It is a celebration of the talent bestowed upon me by the grace of God because I did not attend a formal art school. It is informed and inspired by my cultural heritage and the vast experience I have gained through extensive travel around the world.”
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I got involved in theater,music and other forms of art to render respect to art. But also I wish to share what I know with others”
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Great art or thought (art is thought-feeling) is more than racial and national. It is universal.”
Herbert Dhlomo (1903–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Millenarian Modernism in H. I. E. Dhlomo’s The Girl who Killed to Save" (Apr 2022)
“The art of praising caused the art of pleasing.”
Voltaire (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Thou, who art my soul’s comfort in the season of sorrow, O Thou, who art my spirit’s treasure in the bitterness of dearth, That which the imagination has not conceived, that which the understanding has not seen, Visiteth my soul from thee; hence in worship I turn towards Thee.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Thou, Who art exempt from ‘us’ and ‘we’ Who pervadest the spirits of all men and women; When man and woman become one, thou art that one. When their union is dissolved, lo Thou abidest. Thou hast made these ‘us’ and ‘we’ for that purpose To wit, to play chess with them by thyself.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou wert first and last thou shalt be, Make my last better than my first, When Thou art hidden, I am of the infidels, When Thou art manifest, I am of the faithful.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou wert dust and art spirit, thou wert ignorant and art wise, He who has led thee thus far, will lead thee further also, How pleasant are the pains He makes thee suffer while He gently draws thee to Himself, His flames are as water, do not frown upon Him.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou art a darling bosom friend, thou art always behind the secret veil, Why dost thou make thy dwelling-place in this perishable abode, Regard thine own state, go forth and journey From the prison of the Formal world to the meadow of Ideas.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Apparently thou art the ruler of thy wife like water over fire, In reality thou art ruled by and suppliant to her.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure.”
Michel de Montaigne (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The reason why the music is important is that it's an art form—an ancient art form—that takes in the mythology of our people.”
Wynton Marsalis (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The enemy of art is the enemy of nature; art is nothing but the highest sagacity and exertions of human nature; and what nature will he honor who honors not the human?”
Johann Kaspar Lavater (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source