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The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite read more
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
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.]
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.rn
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.rn
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring read more
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring it about.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality read more
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.