I'm really happy with all the art that was inspired by religion, and I think I'd be tickled to little tiny pieces if art in the future was inspired by other things.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It would make me feel that creative art has a chance in this crazy world that we all live in.
I didn't want to be like everybody else. Art was my religion.
For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things.
Art is something special because it can come up with a way of approaching the truth that is a little to the side.
Art is great. At its best, it engages the intellect and challenges the spirit; it connects us across history and reminds us of our humanity.
One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos.
My dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art.
Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life and living life.