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ArtArt has the power to move us, to influence us, and to speak to us in such a way that words can not. From the earliest cavern paints to the most advanced installations, art has been an indispensable component of human expression and also creative thinking. Throughout history, musicians and art lovers alike have actually attempted to record the significance of this transformative medium in words, leading to a rich and varied collection of art quotes that continue to motivate as well as inform us today. Whether you're a seasoned art collector or just appreciate the elegance of the world around you, these art estimates supply a special perspective on the power and possibility of this ageless tool.
Small: Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better
Andre Gide
"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better"
Andre Gide, Novelist
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Small: Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet
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Small: Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century
"Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century
"Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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Small: An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs
Edgard Varese
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs"
Edgard Varese, Composer
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Small: Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums
"Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums"
Peter De Vries, Novelist
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Small: Art is the proper task of life
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Art is the proper task of life"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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Small: Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known
Oscar Wilde
"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
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Small: A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament
Oscar Wilde
"A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
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Small: The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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Small: Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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Small: Personality is everything in art and poetry
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Personality is everything in art and poetry"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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Small: Every artist was first an amateur
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Every artist was first an amateur"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Art for arts sake is a philosophy of the well-fed
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
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Small: Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures
Henry Ward Beecher
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
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Small: Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enoug
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: This world is but a canvas to our imagination
Henry David Thoreau
"This world is but a canvas to our imagination"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
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Small: Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul
W. Somerset Maugham
"Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
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Small: A picture is worth a thousand words
Napoleon Bonaparte
"A picture is worth a thousand words"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears
Gertrude Stein
"A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears"
Gertrude Stein, Author
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Small: A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession
Albert Camus
"A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: We all know that art is not truth. Art is lie that makes us realise truth
Pablo Picasso
"We all know that art is not truth. Art is lie that makes us realise truth"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
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Small: Painting is just another way of keeping a diary
Pablo Picasso
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
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Small: An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world
George Santayana
"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world"
George Santayana, Philosopher
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Small: An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it
Paul Valery
"An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it"
Paul Valery, Poet
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Small: All art is but imitation of nature
Seneca the Younger
"All art is but imitation of nature"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time"
Thomas Merton, Author
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Small: Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others
Jonathan Swift
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others"
Jonathan Swift, Writer
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Small: A picture is a poem without words
Horace
"A picture is a poem without words"
Horace, Poet
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Small: Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal
Igor Stravinsky
"Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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Small: Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been cre
Andre Gide
"Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor"
Andre Gide, Novelist
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Small: Ive been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes sear
Barbra Streisand
"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good"
Barbra Streisand, Actress
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Small: Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better
John Ciardi
"Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea"
John Ciardi, Dramatist
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Small: The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it
"The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it"
Carl Rogers, Psychologist
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Small: I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists
Robert Indiana
"I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists"
Robert Indiana, Artist
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Small: I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza
Robert Indiana
"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza"
Robert Indiana, Artist
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Small: Light in Nature creates the movement of colors
"Light in Nature creates the movement of colors"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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Small: Vision is the true creative rhythm
"Vision is the true creative rhythm"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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Small: Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint
"Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
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