The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.

Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his read more

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his providence. Art is the perfection
of nature. Were the world now as it was the sixth day, there
were yet a chaos. Nature hath made one world, and art another.
In brief, all things are artificial; for nature is the art of
God.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

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

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