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To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.
To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
One's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.
One's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.
Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.
Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
