14,373 Quotes About Art

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the person who creates good art.

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.