Art Quotes

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

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"To paint is to participate in creation itself."
Pollock, John
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"There is no separation between artist and art."
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"The gesture carries the weight of the soul."
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"Art is the only language that speaks universally."
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"Every painting is a conversation with the future."
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"The canvas forgives nothing and accepts everything."
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"The gesture is the heartbeat of the work."
Pollock, John
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"Art is the triumph of vision over circumstance."
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"The canvas is a mirror of the self."
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"To paint is to refuse the ordinary."
Pollock, John
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"The gesture speaks the language of becoming."
Pollock, John
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"Art is the visible proof of invisible truth."
Pollock, John
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"To create is to resist time itself."
Pollock, John
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"The canvas holds what words cannot express."
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"Every artist is a servant of the work."
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"The gesture is the artist's authentic voice."
Pollock, John
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"In the act of painting, nothing is wasted."
Pollock, John
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"To paint is to make the invisible visible."
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"Every mark carries the signature of authenticity."
Pollock, John
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"Art is the only place where accidents turn into miracles."
Pollock, John
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"The gesture embodies the spirit of the moment."
Pollock, John
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"Art is the victory of vision over doubt."
Pollock, John
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"The work requires the death of the ego."
Pollock, John
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"The gesture is the prayer of the painter."
Pollock, John
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"The canvas is the space where the soul becomes visible."
Pollock, John
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"Art is the expression of the soul."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Art is the language of the soul that transcends all boundaries."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Aesthetic judgment cannot be reduced to mere subjective preference."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Aesthetic properties are real but dependent on perceiver properties."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Art is the language spoken by those whom words have failed."
BonJour, Laurence