Art Quotes

"Neurosis is a work of art."

"Art is not the province of just artists; art is a fundamental dimension of existence."

"Art is the creation of functives, not just functions."

"The greatest revolutions are aesthetic before they are political."

"Art exists to create sensations that exceed the ordinary."

"Language never fully captures what we wish to say."

"The image preserves by erasing; photography is memorial erasure."

"The text resists the author's intentions and exceeds them."

"The image speaks where words fail."

"Art is not the representation of something hidden, but the revelation of something visible."

"Every act of perception is an act of creation."

"Art is the attempt to understand the natural world as it presents itself to us."

"Every perception is a cultural act."

"Art is a form of dialogue between the artist and the world."

"Art teaches us to see the world anew."

"Art is the attempt to communicate what cannot be said in words."

"Art is the affirmation of human freedom."

"It is the responsibility of the artist to refuse to accept the world as it is"

"Art and politics are essentially human; they must account for freedom"

"The artist creates a world and invites man to create himself within it"

"Theater is the most difficult form of artistic expression"

"Art is the revolt of the individual against the constraints of reality."

"The artist's triumph consists of his struggles and his victories."

"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question."

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, not to individuals."

"Cinema is the art of time rather than space."

"Art does not imitate life; it creates new realities alongside our own."

"Art provides a kind of knowledge that science cannot express."

"Art is a means of access to a world not yet fully real."

"Art breaks open the familiar to reveal hidden possibilities."