Art – BIG OTHER

July 20, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes

“You shouldn’t have to justify your work.”

Happy birthday, Judy Chicago! 80, today! Here are some quotes from the artist. “Because we are denied knowledge of…

July 6, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“I am a mixture.”

Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! Here are some quotes from the artist. “I am not sick. I am broken. But…

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Film, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“Find first, seek later.”

Happy birthday, Jean Cocteau! Here are some quotes from the poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic.…

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“If you’re overwhelmed by the whole, break it down into pieces.”

Happy birthday, Chuck Close! 79, today! “Art saved my life.” “Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance.” “It’s…

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Film, Quotes, Reading

“The calling of art is to extract us from our daily reality, to bring us to a hidden truth that’s difficult to access—to a level that’s not material but spiritual.”

Happy birthday, Abbas Kiarostami! Here are some quotes from the filmmaker. “It’s said that in the beginning was the…

May 14, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes

“I think the most beautiful inventions are the ones you don’t think of.”

Happy birthday, Diane Arbus! Here are some quotes from the photographer. “The thing that’s important to know is that you…

May 12, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“Every human being is an artist.”

Happy birthday, Joseph Beuys! Here are some quotes from the artist. “I think art is the only political power, the…

March 13, 2019April 4, 2019 - Art, Comics, Fiction

Regarding, by Nick Francis Potter

February 22, 2019April 4, 2019 - Art, Birthday, Quotes, Writing

“My favorite journey is looking out the window.”

Happy birthday, Edward Gorey! “My mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible. I think we should…

February 17, 2019April 4, 2019 - Art

Art, by Margo Berdeshevsky