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Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.
You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.
You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
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.]
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.
