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Art for art's sake.
[Lat., Ars gratia artis.]
Art for art's sake.
[Lat., Ars gratia artis.]
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its read more
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's
uses.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality read more
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
