“We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.”
— Henry James
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We all know that Art is not
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.”
— Pablo Picasso
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I cry out for order and find
“I cry out for order and find it only in art.”
— Helen Hayes
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If thou art a man, admire those
“If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith
“Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.”
— Saint Augustine
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Form your life humanly, and you have
“Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine.”
— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and
“Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties, stays in the same handful of hotels, eats at the same no-star restaurants, and has almost the same opinions. I adore the art world, but this is copycat behavior in a sphere that prides itself on independent thinking.”
— Jerry Saltz
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I hate art auctions.
“I hate art auctions.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Every once in a while I go
“Every once in a while I go off to do a movie or a television series and I take my art with me. I can stay in character when I paint.”
— Jane Seymour
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I am a poor man and of
“I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.”
— Michelangelo
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Art is not a pastime but a
“Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.”
— Jean Cocteau
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