Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns."Gödel, Kurt
"A mathematician's work is a conversation with eternity."Gödel, Kurt
"Metaphor is not mere decoration but a way of extending meaning into new domains."Dummett, Michael
"Art begins where science ends, in the realm of human feeling"Jackson, Frank
"Art is the conversation between the artist's soul and the viewer's heart"Jackson, Frank
"One can say that a certain object is beautiful because its complexity reflects deep order."Turing, Alan
"Art is the most powerful tool for changing consciousness that we have."Dennett, Daniel
"Art is the most human of all activities."Dennett, Daniel
"Art bridges the gap between the physical and the conceptual in ways science cannot."Jackson, Frank
"Art is the proof that humans can create meaning from meaninglessness."Jackson, Frank
"Art is a technology for stimulating our brains in interesting ways."Dennett, Daniel
"Art is a form of communication that bypasses rational analysis."Dennett, Daniel
"Art speaks to the parts of us that logic cannot reach."Jackson, Frank
"What makes something a work of art is not its intrinsic properties but its context."Searle, John
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see"Wisdom, John
"Art is a technology for sharing internal states."Dennett, Daniel
"Compositionality is not a bug in language; it's the fundamental feature that makes thought possible."Fodor, Jerry
"Art is the language of the soul when words fail."Davidson, Donald
"Art is the conversation between what is and what could be."Wisdom, John
"Art is rebellion against the tyranny of the mundane."Wisdom, John
"The universe is not trying to produce beauty; beauty is something we discover and create."Dennett, Daniel
"Art and music reveal truths about our minds, not about reality."Dennett, Daniel
"Understanding is similar to understanding a musical theme."Austin, John Langshaw
"The power of language lies in its ability to reflect reality."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Art is the language of the soul translated into visible or audible form."Wisdom, John
"Art challenges us to see the world as it could be, not as it is."Wisdom, John
"The desire for beauty is only to be satisfied by getting a measure of reality."Moore, George Edward
"Organic unity is the highest aesthetic quality."Moore, George Edward
"The purpose of art is the beautification of life."Moore, George Edward
"Architecture is a gesture made by civilization."Austin, John Langshaw