You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.
Showing posts with label Art Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Quotes. Show all posts
You do something, and then som...
You do something, and then somebody else comes along and does it pretty.
Works of art, in my opinion, a...
Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.
Without poets, without artists...
Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony. The sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzying speed. The order which we find in nature, and which is only an effect of art, would at once vanish. Everything would break up in chaos. There would be no seasons, no civilization, no thought, no humanity; even life would give way, and the impotent void would reign everywhere.
Without freedom, no art; art l...
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restrains it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
Without art, the crudeness of ...
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
With the pride of the artist, ...
With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance.
Why should I paint dead fish, ...
Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.
Whoever wishes to devote himse...
Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue.
While I recognize the necessit...
While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
When they asked Michelangelo h...
When they asked Michelangelo how he made his statue of David he is reported to have said, ""It is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn't look like David.""
When power leads man toward ar...
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his experience. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist. . . faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an offensive state.
When one admires an artist it ...
When one admires an artist it is important not to know him personally.
When my daughter was about sev...
When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?"
When I was the age of these ch...
When I was the age of these children could draw like Raphael: it took me many years to learn how to draw like these children.
When I was a child, my mother ...
When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter, and wound up Picasso.
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