Art Quotes

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: Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century
"Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
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
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
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
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
Small: Painting is just another way of keeping a diary
Pablo Picasso
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Small: Art is the only way to run away without leaving home
Twyla Tharp
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
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
Small: Art is the proper task of life
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Art is the proper task of life"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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
Small: Personality is everything in art and poetry
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Personality is everything in art and poetry"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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
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
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
Small: All art is but imitation of nature
Seneca the Younger
"All art is but imitation of nature"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century
"Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century"
Marshall McLuhan, Sociologist
Small: Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding
"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding"
Gian Carlo Menotti, Composer
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
Small: An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision
"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision"
James Whistler, Artist
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
Small: Every artist was first an amateur
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Every artist was first an amateur"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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
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
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
Small: A picture is worth a thousand words
Napoleon Bonaparte
"A picture is worth a thousand words"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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
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
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
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
Small: Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men
Friedrich Schiller
"Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men"
Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist
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
Small: The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture
"The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture"
Salvador Dali, Artist
Small: Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad
"Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad"
Salvador Dali, Artist
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
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
Small: A picture is a poem without words
Horace
"A picture is a poem without words"
Horace, Poet
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
Small: Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the
Fran Lebowitz
"Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass"
Fran Lebowitz, Journalist
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
Small: Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal
Igor Stravinsky
"Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
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