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    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.

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One day the world will look upon research
on animals as it now looks upon research on human beings.
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One day the world will look upon research
on animals as it now looks upon research on human beings.
Da Vinci.

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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.

by Henry Mille Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, read more

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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The choirs left the main tune and soared two octaves past heaven in a descant to rattle the bones and read more

The choirs left the main tune and soared two octaves past heaven in a descant to rattle the bones and surge the heart.

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I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

by Albert Camus Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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