Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

21093 quotes

"The culture of a people is found in its songs and stories."
Al Sharpton
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"Art is the language of the soul when words fall short."
Andrew Goodman
J
"Art captures the soul of what words alone cannot express"
James Chaney
J
"Art speaks across the boundaries that divide us politically and socially"
James Chaney
J
"Art is the voice of the voiceless."
James Meredith
J
"Art elevates the human experience."
James Meredith
A
"Art is the soul's conversation with the world."
Andrew Goodman
H
"Art is a reflection of society's soul."
H. Rap Brown
"The pen and the sword are both tools of revolution."
Black Panther Party
A
"Art is resistance; art is survival."
Assata Shakur
A
"Art speaks what words cannot."
Assata Shakur
H
"Art reflects the soul of a people and their struggles."
H. Rap Brown
H
"Art captures the invisible spirit of resistance."
H. Rap Brown
J
"Art that doesn't challenge is merely decoration."
James Meredith
J
"Art that emerges from struggle carries a truth that comfort cannot capture."
James Meredith
H
"Art is a reflection of the struggle for justice"
H. Rap Brown
A
"Art is a weapon of resistance."
Assata Shakur
A
"Art heals what systems break."
Assata Shakur
H
"Art is a weapon in the hands of those seeking freedom"
H. Rap Brown
"Art and culture are weapons in the struggle for liberation."
Black Panther Party
A
"Art and culture are weapons of tremendous power."
Assata Shakur
M
"The art of resistance is the art of staying true to yourself."
Medgar Evers
H
"Art is the weapon of the oppressed and the voice of the silenced."
H. Rap Brown
A
"Art can be a powerful vehicle for social change."
Angela Y. Davis
A
"Art is resistance."
Angela Y. Davis
A
"Art is a weapon of liberation."
Assata Shakur
A
"Art is a weapon in the fight for social change."
Assata Shakur
S
"Art is not decoration; it is a tool for liberation."
Stokely Carmichael
A
"Art and culture are sites of resistance where we can imagine and create alternative worlds."
Angela Y. Davis
A
"Art is a political act."
Andrea Dworkin