Drawing is the true test of art.

Drawing is the true test of art.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication

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

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot read more

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.rn

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.rn