A Quotes
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“Art is an aspect of God and there is only one God, but different people see Him in different ways. Though He is always the same He doesn't always look the same.”
Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr
“Art is an attempt to give substance to existence.”
“Art is an attempt to integrate evil.”
“Art is an attempt to understand, yielding pleasure in the attempt whether or not we understand.”
“Art is an attitude toward life. If you aim your work and your life high, keep your scene harmonious, then you're an artist and your life is art.”
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more humane world.”
“Art is an effort to make you walk a half an inch above ground.”
“Art is an elastic sort of love.”
“Art is an emotional experience”
“Art is an end in itself; its values are intrinsic.”
Source: The Winding Passage: Sociological Essays and Journeys
“Art is an ever-evolving mirror of humanity.”
“Art is an evolution of techniques and materials from past to present and we can't stop learning.”
“Art is an evolutionary act. The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing. At no point is art static. There are no rules.”
Source: BOMB: A Manifesto of Art Terrorism
“Art is an experience, not an object.”
“Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.”
“Art is an expression of heart”
“Art is an expression of inner beauty.”
“Art is an expression of inner perception as an outer reality.”
“Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one's virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit.”
Source: True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
“Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.”
“Art is an expression of who you are. Parts that I play are my sculptures.”
“Art is an expression that transcends religion, culture, country, people and time.”
Source: Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity
“Art is an idea that has found its perfect visual expression. And design is the vehicle by which this expression is made possible. Art is a noun, and design is a noun and also a verb. Art is a product and design is a process. Design is the foundation of all the arts.”
“Art is an indecent exposure of the consciousness.”
“Art is an infinitely precious good, a draught both refreshing and cheering which restores the stomach and the mind to the natural equilibrium of the ideal.”
Source: Art in Paris 1845-1862: salons and other exhibitions
“Art is an instrument in the war against the enemy.”
“Art is an international language, understood by all.”
“Art is an intersection of many human needs.”
Source: Cuts: Texts 1959-2004
“Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.”
Source: On Poets and Others
“Art is an investigation.”
“Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world.”
“Art is an outsider, a gypsy over the face of the earth.”
Source: The Art Spirit
“Art is animated by invisible forces that rule the universe.”
“Art is any expression of an idea into which you've put a bit of fucking effort.”
Source: You Don't Have To Have A Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious
“Art is anything people do with distinction.”
“Art is anything you can do well. Anything you can do with quality.”
“Art is anything you can get away with.”
“Art is anything you can imagine in heaven. Science is everything you may need in hell.”
“Art is apotheosis;
Often, the complaint of beauty.”
“Art is arbitrary but it sort of reveals itself to be right or wrong anyway.”
“Art is art when it is appreciated by someone.”
“Art is art, and journalism is journalism.”
“Art is art, nature is nature, you cannot improve upon it.... Pictures should be inspired by nature, but made in the soul of the artist. It is the soul of the individual that counts.”
“Art is art. Everything else is everything else.”
Source: Ad Reinhardt: black paintings, 1951-1967
“Art is art. Television has elevated itself, in certain ways, but it's always pushed people's consciousness.”
“Art is art. You can take it or leave it. Liking it or not liking it does not make you a better person, and who you like or dislike results in the same thing.”
“Art is as heavy as sorrow, as light as a breeze, as bright as an idea, as pretty as a picture, as funny as money, and as fugitive as fraud!”
“Art is as much about searching as it is about creating.”
Source: Så mye lengsel på så liten flate. En bok om Edvard Munchs bilder
“Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment.”
“Art is as useful as bread.”