“The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Life imitates art far more than art
“Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling
“Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.”
— Horace Walpole
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All humanity is passion; without passion, religion,
“All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Art is not a treasure in the
“Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Great art picks up where nature ends.
“Great art picks up where nature ends.”
— Marc Chagall
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Art is about expressing the True nature
“Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.”
— Corin Nemec
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I think a smart person today realizes
“I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.”
— Halle Berry
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The greatness of art is not to
“The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.”
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the
“Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop Art, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Bacon, and Catholicism.”
— Jerry Saltz
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An artist cannot speak about his art
“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”
— Jean Cocteau
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