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The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
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.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, read more
Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, from every abstract form, from all that is of the brain only.
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.
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.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
