Art is what can't be proven mathematically, right, it's where science ends. It's the part that makes you feel good, but you don't know why.
One can re-create what was in the mind of a mathematician a thousand years ago, recapture the truth of the intellect wherever it may have once come to light; but the image of art, that infinite variable of perception and expression in the individual, - that is not easily re-created, at least, not with certainty and in its original fulness.
In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents.
These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our scientific beliefs. These premisses or beliefs are embodied in a tradition, the tradition of science.
Medical training taught me the art of breaking down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals into clear systems. You could say that it helped me figure out the anatomy and physiology of mythology and its relevance in a society more incisively. How is it that no society can, or does, exist without them?
The modern world thinks of art as very important: something close to the meaning of life.
Fame can amplify the message of art in a remarkable, meaningful way.
The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.
You must thank the gods for art, those of us who have been fortunate enough to stumble onto this means of venting our craziness, our meanness, our towering disgust.
I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.
'The Author' is subtly unflinching in its satirical attack on certain practices in the creation of art and the mediation of violence.
I think it's important to make art for a myriad of reasons. The least of which is that I think laughter is medicinal, and I think there is an escapism aspect - an act of self-care.
Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.
Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are not closely tied to their time.
I enjoy all mediums, and I have to say, music is the medium that first made me understand how powerful art could be.
I see my career as not just music, but as hopefully an entertainer on all mediums, and someone who can have real influence and make great art.
It has always been my belief that creation, the making of 'art' in any medium or combination of mediums, is a holy act.
I don't know what the hell the future brings. If I did, I would play the lotto and win the mega millions and buy toy cars, real muscle cars, sneakers, and art.
Melodrama is one of the most stunning art forms. These are stories where the emotions are big, and the situations are big, and the artists believe in the situation dramatically. There's no irony or distance.
It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.
