“In the expressive theory, the artist himself becomes the major element generating the artistic product, and the audience is secondary.”— M. H. Abrams
“A work of art is a world in itself, reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.”— M. H. Abrams
“Instead of evoking our moods by the means of the subject, we have endowed the work of art with the quality to be emotive in itself.”— Maurice Denis
“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”— Kathy Acker
“Dance is the one thing that I can do that is not going to be judged. It's just me and my body. It is one of the most freeing things.”— Debbie Allen
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”— Ansel Adams
“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.”— Roger Nash Baldwin
“The hands are the most beautifully constructed, expressive, and difficult part of the human body.”— Ruth Bernhard