Quotes about Art

“And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'”

“Whether it be personal or musical, I just think I'm a walking art piece, just a ball of creativity.”

“Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.”

“Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.”

“Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate.”

“Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.”

“O, Thou precious Lord Jesus Christ, we do adore Thee with all our hearts. Thou art Lord of all.”

“Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.”

“I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.”

“In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.”

“Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.”

“I paint with shapes.”

“Creative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.'”

“'Art or anti-art?' was the question I asked when I returned from Munich in 1912 and decided to abandon pure painting or painting for its own sake. I thought of introducing elements alien to painting as the only way out of a pictorial and chromatic dead end.”

“Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.”

“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.”

“Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.”

“Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.”

“Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty.”

“All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.”

“Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.”