History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Art history looks at art works and the people who have created them.
History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images.
For centuries, the horrors of war have been sculpted by artists so people would never forget.
History is written by the winners. My job as an artist is to speak up for those who might be perceived as the losers. Or those who can't shout.
It's interesting that the treatment of historical events by art precedes the civilisation of people through democracy.
History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.
I'm not as much a history person as an art person, but I mean, you can read history through art.
Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.
History develops, art stands still.
The history of art is the history of revivals.