“What is art? Prostitution.”
— Charles Baudelaire
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Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between
“Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.”
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
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For his heart was in his work,
“For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.”
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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A work of art has no importance
“A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
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True art is characterized by an irresistible
“True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.”
— Albert Einstein
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Since obscenity is the truth of our
“Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art – or almost the only stuff.”
— David Herbert Lawrence
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Works of art often last forever, or
“Works of art often last forever, or nearly so. But exhibitions themselves, especially gallery exhibitions, are like flowers; they bloom and then they die, then exist only as memories, or pressed in magazines and books.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Magic becomes art when it has nothing
“Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.”
— Ben Okri
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Teaching is not a lost art, but
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”
— Jacques Barzun
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Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the
“Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected.”
— Charles Baudelaire
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A writer should write with his eyes
“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.”
— Gertrude Stein
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