Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"The body communicates what language cannot express."José Donoso
"We create art to give shape and meaning to the chaos within us."José Donoso
"Art is the rebellion of the soul against the tyranny of the ordinary."José Donoso
"Poetry is like bread that is shared by all of mankind."Pablo Neruda
"In poetry, you discover the truths that prose cannot capture."Pablo Neruda
"I chose to be a poet because the world demanded honesty."Pablo Neruda
"I am searching for the song that exists in the space between words."Pablo Neruda
"The greatest poems are written in the margins of ordinary life."Pablo Neruda
"Art should not imitate life, but rather life should imitate art."Vicente Huidobro
"The new poetry must be a creation, not a reflection."Vicente Huidobro
"A poem is a universe in a single moment."Vicente Huidobro
"The artist must go beyond what the eye sees."Vicente Huidobro
"The poet's mission is to show what cannot be seen."Vicente Huidobro
"Art is the only language that speaks to the eternal."Vicente Huidobro
"The artist sees with the eyes of the soul."Vicente Huidobro
"To be an artist is to embrace uncertainty."Vicente Huidobro
"Art is the antidote to despair."Vicente Huidobro
"In art, we find the meaning that life often hides."Vicente Huidobro
"Magical realism is the most honest way of telling the truth."Isabel Allende
"Art is the expression of our deepest selves."Isabel Allende
"Art is how we communicate across all barriers."Isabel Allende
"The world's saddest thing is the death of poetry in the hearts of men."Gabriela Mistral
"The writer is a witness to the times in which they live."Mariano Latorre
"To write is to leave footprints in the desert of time."Mariano Latorre
"The artist must dig deep to find truth."Mariano Latorre
"A writer's duty is to illuminate the shadows."Mariano Latorre
"The writer observes so that others may see."Mariano Latorre
"To understand art, one must understand suffering."Mariano Latorre
"Art without purpose is merely decoration."Mariano Latorre
"The artist's role is to question, not to answer."Mariano Latorre