An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

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

The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its read more

The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's
uses.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn