Art Quotes

"Art is the absence of explanation."

"Art is to reveal the truth in a form which allows it to pierce the heart."

"A person must be either a slave or an artist."

"Art is the expression of society's highest ideals and struggles"

"Art is always and everywhere the secret confession of society"

"Art and science together elevate human consciousness and moral capacity."

"Artists and scientists must collaborate to make truth beautiful and beauty truthful."

"Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard."

"A person of genius is never properly appreciated until they are dead."

"The cultivation of the sensibilities is not a luxury but a necessity of true humanity."

"Art is the revelation of humanity to itself through sensuous form."

"In art, we see not what is, but what could be."

"Art is the means and the medium for doing away with character."

"Art is not the highest form of the Spirit. Religion and philosophy are higher."

"Art raises its head where creeds relax."

"Art cannot be produced without honesty."

"Art is the human activity most opposed to the machine."

"The machine does not eliminate the need for human creativity."

"Art is the expression of beauty through the creation of objects and ideas."

"Art is the means by which we apprehend the Absolute."

"Art must be transcended by philosophy."

"Architecture expresses the spirit of an age."

"Sculpture is the art form of the classical world."

"Painting is the subjective art of Romanticism."

"The art of living well is the art of knowing what to desire and what to refuse."

"The art of conversation is the art of listening more than speaking."

"Quantity of pleasure being equal, pushpin is as good as poetry."

"No form of art goes beyond abstraction."

"To be a poet is to have a troubled soul."

"Art is the justification of existence."