It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that read more

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must read more

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.