Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

21093 quotes

"Art is the expression of irrational emotion through rational medium."
Albert Ellis
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"Art appreciation connects to personality and cognitive style"
Hans Eysenck
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"Art is the expression of human truth in forms that transcend ordinary language."
Raymond Cattell
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"Art without truth is decoration; truth without art is merely fact."
Raymond Cattell
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"What we call talent is simply the ability to see possibilities others miss."
George Kelly
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"The artist is someone who can imagine and communicate constructs others cannot yet see."
George Kelly
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"Art and science are not opposites—they are different languages for truth."
Nancy Cantor
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"The art of living well is the highest achievement of human endeavor."
Raymond Cattell
R
"Art emerges from the full spectrum of human personality."
Robert McCrae
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"Art without personality is craft; craft without personality is mere technique."
Robert McCrae
C
"Art is the language of the heart when words fall short."
Costa Paul
C
"Art challenges us to see what we've been too comfortable not seeing."
Costa Paul
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"Art is the expression of the deepest yearnings of the human soul."
Gordon Allport
G
"Art is a form of communication that transcends language and cultural barriers."
Gordon Allport
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"Artistic ability, like all abilities, has a significant genetic component."
Hans Eysenck
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"The artist's temperament is not chosen; it is inherited."
Hans Eysenck
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"Art is the language of the soul."
Rollo May
R
"Art is the expression of the deepest human emotions."
Rollo May
A
"Art is the language of the soul that words cannot express."
Alice Miller
A
"We are all born artists; society teaches us otherwise."
Alice Miller
A
"Art is testimony to the human spirit."
Alice Miller
R
"Art is the voice of the voiceless."
Robert McCrae
R
"Art is the bridge between the seen and unseen."
Robert McCrae
R
"Art expresses what language alone cannot capture about the human experience."
Raymond Cattell
C
"Art is the bridge between what we see and what we dream."
Costa Paul
C
"Art is the permission we give ourselves to be fully alive."
Costa Paul
G
"Art expresses what language cannot fully capture."
Gordon Allport
G
"Art is the expression of the soul that transcends cultural boundaries."
Gordon Allport
H
"Neuroticism can drive both great art and great suffering."
Hans Eysenck
A
"Art and creativity are the languages through which the body expresses what words cannot."
Alice Miller