Art Quotes

"Art is the bridge between what we see and what we feel."

"The power of poetry lies in what remains unsaid."

"Art is the testimony of what matters most to a culture."

"In art, as in life, the greatest works often come from suffering."

"I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now exists in the world."

"Art is the refuge of those who cannot bend to the world's will."

"Art is not for the few, or it will be nothing. Art is for the people."

"Art is the expression of the soul of society—it cannot lie."

"A person who publishes a book appears willfully in front of the world."

"Beauty fades, but art is eternal."

"The artist must possess the courageous soul."

"Art is the conversation between the artist and the infinite."

"Art without passion is mere technique; passion without art is mere emotion."

"Some people are born with the gift of storytelling; others must cultivate it through experience and pain."

"I am myself an artist, though not the best one."

"Every great movement has been led by artists and dreamers."

"The artist has a responsibility to speak truth to power."

"Art is the effort of man to express his own mental and emotional reactions."

"The artist paints not what he sees, but what he feels."

"Art speaks what words cannot express."

"Art, in the fullest sense, is not a luxury but a necessity of human life."

"Art is the expression of the soul's deepest truths."

"Art transcends language and speaks directly to the spirit."

"Art's purpose is to illuminate the hidden wounds of society that we prefer not to see."

"Art is the expression of the soul without apology."

"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a beautiful object."

"I have come to believe that good business is really good art."

"Every soul is seeking expression."

"The secret of art is to correct nature."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."