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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.
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.
Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence
Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art is running away without ever leaving home.
Art is running away without ever leaving home.
Art always has something of the unconscious about it.
Art always has something of the unconscious about it.