A Quotes
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“Art is a site of wonder and discovery—or rediscovery. Art is a place where we might learn what we think, not a place where we teach the reader what we've already processed.”
Source: Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life
“Art is a song of the soul that is sung by the light of the heart with the color of emotion and appreciation.”
“Art is a spirit and soul thing. Anything else is mere desperation.”
Source: Sips And Little Portions
“Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos. Art is free in the use of its means in any way it likes, but is bound to its laws and to its laws alone. The minute it becomes art, it becomes much more sublime than a class distinction between proletariat and bourgeoisie.”
“Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.”
“Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life.”
“Art is a staple of mankind... So urgent, so utterly linked with the pulse of feeling that it becomes the singular sign of life when every other aspect of civilization fails.”
“Art is a statement of one in the face of all; not a statement by one for the use of all.”
Source: The Aristos
“Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.”
“Art is a step in the known toward the unknown”
“Art is a subset of creativity.”
“Art is a substitute for acting or living. If life is the wilful expression of emotion, art is the intellectual expression of that same emotion.”
Source: The Book of Disquiet
“Art is a technique of communication. The image is the most complete technique of all communication.”
“Art is a testament to human struggle – remove the human, and it’s art no more.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“Art is a thing so much of the imagination, of the soul, that it is difficult to descend to the fundamentals of technique and yet make it plain to the student that these are but the 'means' and not an end in themselves.”
Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“Art is a tool by which society extends its perception.”
“Art is a tool that isnt used enough to effect change.”
“Art is a tyrant. It demands heart, brain, soul, body. The entireness of the votary. Nothing less will win its highest favor. I wed art. It is my husband, my world, my life dream, the air I breathe. I know nothing else, feel nothing else, think nothing else.”
“Art is a universal language and through it each nation makes its own unique contribution to the culture of mankind.”
“Art is a Verb, not a Noun.”
“Art is a view
many look upon
from different perspectives—
some create it
while others stand
a hundred miles away,
a hundred years away,
a hundred words away.”
Source: The Willow Song
“Art is a visual language, not one of words, and so conclusions about artworks based on verbal or written communication are parallel but not a true equivalent.”
Source: How to Read Paintings
“Art is a vital part of life. For as long as artists create vulgar content, and for as long there continues to be a market for it, we are a long way from reducing teenage pregnancies. However, we can apply the law of supply and demand; hoard the goods.”
“Art is a vocation, as much as anything in this world. For the real artist, it is the most natural thing in the world, not as necessary as air and water, perhaps, but as food and water. But we really do lead almost a monastic life, you know; to follow it you very often have to give up something.”
Source: Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations
“Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.”
“Art is a way of expression that has to be understood by everyone, everywhere.”
“Art is a way of freezing time, or extending time. ... It's another way to bridge the gaps between us.”
“Art is a way of possessing destiny.”
“Art is a way of recognizing oneself.”
Source: Bourgeois
“Art is a way of showing greater fairness to things than is customary.”
“Art is a way of showing the outside world what your inside world is like.”
“Art is a way of survival.”
“Art is a way of taking distance. The pathological or therapeutic aspects exist, but just as catalysts.”
“Art Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths are choked with the débris of failure, look for newer and fresher paths. Art is just such a path. Art is distilled from suffering.”
Source: Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust
“Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.”
“Art is a way to get strength from something that is life-affirming. It can be quite violent and still be life-affirming.”
“Art is a way you discover the past, and so it brings the past into the present and the future. That's why we have anthropologists who dig up the art from the past. You can see the refinement in the society by the art. And people will see our lack of refinement when they dig up our art.”
“Art is a weapon for me, with which I can strike back.”
“Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas, the class struggle.”
“Art is a weapon that penetrates the eyes, the ears, the deepest and subtlest human feelings.”
“Art is a well-articulated manifestation of an aspect of life. I have been privileged to view much of life through my cameras, making the journey an enlightened experience. My emphasis has mainly been on affirmative reactions to human behavior and a strong attraction to the beauty in nature.”
“Art is a wholly physical language whose words are all the visible objects.”
“Art is a wicked thing. It is what we are.”
“Art is a wilful distortion of reality and deliberate manipulation of facts to express deeper truths and experiences about human heart and mind.”
“Art is a window to The Infinite, and opening to the goddess, a portal through which you and I, with the help of the artist, may discover depths and heights of our soul undreamed of by the vulgar world. Art is the eye of the spirit, through which the sublime can reach down to us, and we up to it, and be transformed, transfigured in the process.”
“Art is a word which summarizes the quality of communication.”
Source: Writers of the Future
“Art is a wound turned into light.”
“Art is about asking questions and engaging a dialog. By challenging or investigating conventions contemporary art helps promote an on-going sense of discovery, contemplation, and understanding. I think these are all important things.”
“Art is about communication. Art that lasts through the ages works symbolically. It triggers feelings and experiences that we've all had.”
“Art is about cosmic beauty. Science is about cosmic order. Religion is about cosmic purpose.”