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“What do humans go to art for, but to locate within themselves that inward-turning eye, which breathes significance into all of existence”

Book:Pure Colour

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Pure Colour

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Sheila Heti

Sheila Heti is a Canadian writer born on December 25, 1976. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound self-reflection. more

“But it was humbling. Awe-inspiring, even. There was a gravity about the stone, a surreal sense of vastness. And the resonant sense of lost love, the sheer depth of it reverberated through the stone, reaching out to Deri across more than a millennium, an echo of shared humanity knifing into Deri’s core.”

Art Beauty Awe

Book:A Market of Dreams and Destiny

Source: A Market of Dreams and Destiny

“To create art is to go on a journey inwards. You can have the potential to find and express what you discover on this journey, regardless of the external circumstances in which you may find yourself.”

Art Thriller

Book:The Temple House Vanishing

Source: The Temple House Vanishing

“Vita brevis, ars longa (Життя коротке, мистецтво вічне (лат.)”

Life Inspirational Art Latin Phylosophy

Book:Танці з кістками

Source: Танці з кістками

“The artist's role in the world involves God's people being artistic for everyone, everywhere, and in everything inspired and directed by the law of love.”

Love Art

Book:Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt

Source: Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt

“Bono’s pet phrase for the Zoo philosophy has been judo, jujitsu: using your enemy’s strength against him. It’s how the band reconciled their embrace of all the tools-commercialism, glamour, stardom, ostentation-to which U2’s music and beliefs had previously stood in opposition. Art students might suss this stuff by sophomore year, but U2 are artists by instinct, not training. It took them a decade to figure it out.”

Art Band Judo

Book:U2 at the End of the World

Source: U2 at the End of the World

“When I paint, I abandon myself to the intuitive process and enter a space of uncensored discovery.”

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Book:Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

Source: Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

“Art is a gift that never stops giving. It’s un-wanting even though it commands attention, and it’s one of two things that I know to be truly altruistic. The other is nature.”

Art Nature Psychology Adventure Photography Altruism

Book:The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

Source: The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“God is only as strong as your belief in him.”

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Author:Sachin Kumar Puli

“I think you're talking nonsense," said Cornelia, flushing. "I attend lectures every winter in Greek Art and the Renaissance, and I went to some on famous Women of History." Mr. Ferguson groaned in agony: "Greek Art; Renaissance! Famous Women of History! It makes me quite sick to hear you. It's the future that matters, woman, not the past.”

Art Past Culture History Future Renaissance Greek Art

Book:Death on the Nile

Source: Death on the Nile

“An artist draws attention to something they find interesting. I love this idea of creativity because it’s down to earth. Photos posted online, an oil painting in the national gallery, a fridge magnet, a sculpture in the street – they’re a finger pointing at something the artist is enthusiastic about and want to share.”

Inspirational Art Self Help Smart Thinking

Book:Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

Source: Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

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