What Does ‘Art’ Mean to You?

Audience responses compiled by Dramaturg, Faith Hart.

“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” – Oscar Wilde.

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Date Paintings by On Kawara

“I believe everyone can be an artist. Creativity has more to do with intentionality than talent. Anyone who chooses to pursue a creative practice can create something beautiful.”

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Deux mares by Maxime Faivre

What is the purpose of art? “To inspire new ways of thinking or feeling and hopefully to share that experience through conversation with others.”

Flowers that Bloom at Midnight by Yayoi Kusama

“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” — Toni Cade Bambara

Crouching Venus

Untitled (You Construct Intricate Rituals) by Barbara Kruger

The Barn by John Wilde

Do you consider yourself an artist? Why or why not? “I am an artist because I am energized by making things.”