Be inspired by global artists and photographers. Read thought provoking statements from Ai Weiwei, Kara Walker, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder and more 鈥 reflecting on creativity in today’s world.
- “Art is the one place we all turn to for solace.” 鈥 Carrie Mae Weems.
2. 鈥淐reativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.鈥 鈥 Ai Weiwei.
3. 鈥淎bove all, art should be fun.鈥 鈥 Alexander Calder.
4. 鈥淚’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life 鈥 and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.鈥 鈥 Georgia O’Keeffe.
5. 鈥淭here’s no diploma in the world that declares you as an artist 鈥 it’s not like becoming a doctor. You can declare yourself an artist and then figure out how to be an artist.鈥 鈥 Kara Walker.
6. 鈥淚 thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.鈥 鈥 Yoko Ono.
7. “An artist is not special. An artist is an ordinary person who can take ordinary things and make them special.” 鈥 Ruth Asawa.
8. 鈥淭here should be something revelatory about art. It should be totally creative and open doors for new thoughts and experiences.鈥 鈥 Tracey Emin.
9. 鈥淚 saw art in life and life as art. I couldn鈥檛 separate one from another. So my gaze to the world and my questions were always related to life itself.鈥 鈥 Kimsooja.
10. “Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.” 鈥 Shirin Neshat.
