I think whatever art form you're in, whether TV, film or theater, you should know the history of who came before you and how the art form has changed or not changed and to learn from the greats.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.
Art history looks at art works and the people who have created them.
I believe in originality, primarily. However, it's important to know what there has been before to aim in that direction. Art history informs us. It informs our mind. I like to look at books, exhibitions, paintings, as a computer, subconsciously taking on information.
You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.
I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of art opened up certain things to me, made me see. It intrigued me.
I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made.
History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images.
I'm not as much a history person as an art person, but I mean, you can read history through art.
The history of art is the history of revivals.
History develops, art stands still.