Art is what's left over after you've defined everything else

Art is what's left over after you've defined everything else

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.

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

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn

His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to read more

His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to improve in every part,
His pencil out faces, his manners are heart.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit read more

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which Nature herself is animated.

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.