Dave Liebman

Art is constant tension and release. That is where artists live, between the two or at times, submerged in either.

A Jazz performance centers upon the process of creation. The final objective is not only the finished product, but the path and process taken towards it.

It is unquestionably true that the need for art is not created by economic conditions. But neither is the need for food created by economics. On the contrary, the need for food and warmth creates economics.

I wouldn’t give five cents for all the art in the world.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.

To this day I’m really not sure if I was playing Ziggy [Stardust] or if Ziggy was exaggerated aspects of my own personality. A fair amount of psychological baggage was undoubtedly coming out through the character. Because I felt awkward and nervous and inadequate with myself, it felt easier to be somebody else.

Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.

A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works.

I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.

Mother’s interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.

I don’t want to put too many boxes on it because the work speaks louder than words.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

Creative Arts raise a person to another level of consciousness as if you could imagine life before words.