Best quotes by David Rockefeller on Art

Checkout quotes by David Rockefeller on Art

• ‟ I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.

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• ‟ I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.

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• ‟ The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste.

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• ‟ I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

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• ‟ I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.

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• ‟ The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

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• ‟ They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.

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• ‟ My own interest in art was because of my mother. My father didn't like contemporary art, so he didn't give her large sums to spend. So, she began buying prints and drawings. During my school days, I remember sitting in on many of the early meetings.

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