Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

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.]

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 my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.rn

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.