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    The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.

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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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Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.

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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

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I didn't have any interest in traditional art.

I didn't have any interest in traditional art.

by Cindy Sherman Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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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.

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As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was worthless if we didn't make read more

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was worthless if we didn't make a turning point of it, we were assigned to the humanities, to poetry, philosophy, painting -- the nursery games of humankind, which had to be left behind when the age of science began. The humanities would be called upon to choose a wallpaper for the crypt, as the end drew near.

by Saul Bellow Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

by Josh Billings Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, read more

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
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Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

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