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In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith read more
In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.
Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is read more
Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other.
Balance is the enemy of art.
Balance is the enemy of art.
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.
Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed read more
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.
All autobiography is self-indulgent.
All autobiography is self-indulgent.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
