Art Quotes

"I have a terrible need to tell the truth, and to do that I have found myself obliged to create new forms of literature and painting."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better."

"The artist must be like the bee, indifferent to the flowers he visits."

"Art is the answer to rigidity."

"The only sensible ends of literature are the promotion of human enjoyment and the increase of human virtue."

"The arts are for the expression of the soul's imaginative nature."

"Art reflects the depths of the artist's soul."

"Art is the effort of man to express, not to expose, his conception of nature."

"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."

"The greatest artists are those who understand the human soul."

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

"The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul amidst masterpieces."

"The artist borrows from nature but does not copy it."

"The greatest form of flattery is imitation, and the greatest form of criticism too."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art is the scream of a drowning man."

"The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel is that it be interesting."

"Art is a matter of taste, but truth is beyond taste."

"The artist's highest privilege is to be consulted by the world as to its deepest secrets."

"The purpose of art is not to decorate walls but to transform minds."

"Art is the only honest pursuit in life."

"A work of art is worth precisely as much as it makes us think."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"Art is the conversation between souls separated by time and space."

"Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better."

"Art without science is guesswork; science without art is sterile knowledge."

"To be an artist one must first live."

"To be an artist one must either be ignorant or insane."

"One must have a very hard heart and a very soft mind to be a great artist."