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“And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously.”

Ifs Knows Way Art Play Form Artist Sound Knowing Taken Subjects Goes On Art Is Representation

Author:Plato

“Art being so much greater than ourselves, it will not give up once it has taken hold.”

Giving Art Taken Greater Giving Up Art Is Not Giving Up

Book:The Emily Carr Omnibus

Source: The Emily Carr Omnibus

“The art world is the biggest joke going. It's a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace - never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little.”

People World Littles Long Art Home Used Stuff Taken Modern Jokes Art Is Weak Disgrace Pretentious Art World Modern Art

Author:Banksy

“I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have never taken music lightly. Music is the manifestation of God, like everything else.”

Feels Art Spirit Taken Wonderful Music Is Art Is Manifestation Melody Works Of Art

Author:Pablo Casals

“Art is a bad word in Hollywood. You use art too many times and they show you the elevator and then your name is taken off the parking lot.”

Art Use Shows Names Taken Art Is Hollywood Parking Elevators Parking Lot Bad Word

Author:Dennis Hopper

“My art is just an effort to express the truth of my being in gesture and movement. It has taken me long years to find even one absolutely true movement.”

Years Long Art Effort Taken Movement Art Is Dancing Dance Gestures

Book:My Life (Revised and Updated)

Source: My Life (Revised and Updated)

“Art is too serious to be taken seriously.”

Art Artist Taken Serious Art Is

Book:Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt

Source: Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt