Art

Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world.

Icelandic-Danish artist known for immersive light and weather installations

an object must be useful before being beautiful.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous… this is how I see my duty as a designer.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

Everything is just crystal-clear and glowing. Our planet just glows with all the colours you know Earth to be made of, but in a way, that's almost transparent, iridescent. Seeing our planet from space is so much more than a visual experience, I think it's about feeling it, I think it really is about having a kind of spiritual connection to it, that you feel. Total awe, humbling.

NASA Astronaut & ISS Expedition Crew Member

My work depends on knowing real India, not the 'exotic' stereotype.

Indian Author & Novelist Known for Best-Selling Fiction Books

The most powerful stories come from genuine human connection. When you truly understand someone's experience, you can translate that into something universal that resonates with audiences everywhere.

Producer of Academy Award-winning films and television shows

Had I not defended it and stood by it, I think it could have disappeared into history- but because I protected it, stood up for it, believed in it and understood why it existed and what it had done? That's why it still remains.

British artist known for provocative conceptual and autobiographical works

There's a beauty in the truth which is undeniable. It's a tragedy in a way- sometimes we just need to understand what the hell we've truly lost.

British artist known for provocative conceptual and autobiographical works

True art, real art, real creativity, comes from somewhere else. It isn't about a picture or decoration- there's a divinity to it…

British artist known for provocative conceptual and autobiographical works

Most people would have a nervous breakdown if they didn't have their phone for a day; I would have a total breakdown if there was no culture, no art. I couldn't live without art, it would be impossible.

British artist known for provocative conceptual and autobiographical works

Art is a vocation for me, not a career, not a job… you wouldn't say to a nun. 'so, how did you get into God?'

British artist known for provocative conceptual and autobiographical works

Authenticity- for me- is incredibly important. It's easy to spot the difference between acting and authentic performance- even though it may seem a contradiction in terms. You can tell when you see it, or when you experience it.

Actor best known for Jurassic Park and The Piano films

I strongly believe that art and creative work are essential to a healthy society.

Founder of Kickstarter, crowdfunding platform pioneer

The greatest film-makers have an ability to work beyond the genre. Kubrick, Scorsese and even the great Ford who made Westerns, but transcended them. There's something about the vision of these film-makers that can use the supporting framework of a genre but create something which appeals to a wider story and audience.

Director of Bourne action films and political thrillers

You don't pick an aesthetic in abstract – you need to have a core point, a core reason to make a film, and the form of aesthetic springs from that necessity. Everything has to relate to that core intention.

British Filmmaker Known for Social Realist Films & Political Advocacy

I think that's why I've always felt comfortable in the arts where you are creating things that will hopefully be around for a long time and won't be transient.