Art Quotes

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

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"The editing room is where films truly come alive; production is just the beginning."
Ismail Merchant
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"Art that doesn't challenge or move its audience is merely decoration."
Ismail Merchant
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"Art that ignores its audience's intelligence will be forgotten by their children."
Ismail Merchant
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"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of equal intensity."
Sergei Diaghilev
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"I do not create for the masses. I create for those rare individuals who understand that art is a demand, not an entertainment."
Sergei Diaghilev
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"I create not to please the world, but to challenge it. Pleasure is a byproduct, not the goal."
Sergei Diaghilev
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"The patronage of arts is not merely decoration, but the foundation of civilization itself."
Giovanni Medici
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"A man's legacy is measured not by gold in his coffers, but by the beauty he leaves behind."
Giovanni Medici
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"Art without emotion is mere craft; emotion without art is mere noise."
Giovanni Medici
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"The decoration of a pottery vessel should be as carefully considered as the form itself."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"A beautiful design serves both the eye and the purpose for which it was made."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"The marriage of utility and elegance is the highest achievement of manufacture."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"To create beauty is to participate in the most noble of human activities."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"I have found that the most beautiful designs often emerge from practical necessity."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"The colors of nature cannot be merely copied; they must be understood and translated."
Josiah Wedgwood
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"The creation of something permanent from impermanent materials is humanity's noblest endeavor."
Josiah Wedgwood
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
Christian Dior
"Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance."
Christian Dior
"Women think of all colors except the absence of all colors. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony."
Christian Dior
"The difference between style and fashion is quality."
Christian Dior
"I prefer to work intuitively rather than intellectually."
Christian Dior
"Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality."
Christian Dior
"Fashion fades, only style endures the test of time."
Christian Dior
"The silhouette is what guides the fashion."
Christian Dior
"A woman's waist should be supple like a snake."
Christian Dior
"Real style is never forced; it flows naturally."
Christian Dior
"Fashion allows you to express your personality without words."
Christian Dior
"A dress is not a decoration; it is a second skin."
Christian Dior
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"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
Coco Chanel
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"Women think of all colors except the absence of all colors. I have said that black has it all."
Coco Chanel