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    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.]

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Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is read more

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

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Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Art Quotes,
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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),

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Art is running away without ever leaving home.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

by Twyla Tharp Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

by Gwendolyn Brooks Found in: Art Quotes,
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The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

by Eric Gill Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.

by Paul Cezanne Found in: Art Quotes,
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A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.

A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.

by Al Capp Found in: Art Quotes,
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