“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” ArtPhilosophyArtistActingCreativityArt IsPhilosophicalAimAppearanceArtisticSignificanceInwardRepresentationGreat ArtWise Man Once SaidGreat ArtistFine ArtsArt WorldCreative ArtArt HistoryFamous ArtistGreek PhilosopherCreative LifeArt And ArtistsArt And CreativityInspirational ArtistCreative ExpressionArtists And CreativityInspirational ArtCreating ArtFine ArtistsArt GalleriesArt TeacherPhysical AppearanceOutward AppearanceCreative SpiritNature And ArtWoman ArtistInspiring ArtConceptual ArtBest ArtistArtistic ProcessBest ArtInspiration And ArtInspiring ArtistMusic ArtistBashfulnessArtists And LifeOutward BeautyArt TherapyPublic ArtArt Expression Author:Aristotle
“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.” IfsKnowsWayArtPlayFormArtistSoundKnowingTakenSubjectsGoes OnArt IsRepresentation Author:Plato
“Form is sometimes considered a mere spice added by the artist to the representation of objects in order to make it pleasurable.” SometimesFormArtistOrderObjectsMereRepresentationSpices Book:Toward a Psychology of Art: Collected Essays Source: Toward a Psychology of Art: Collected Essays
“Abstraction returned as soon as artists tried to come to closer grips with reality than naturalistic representation permitted.” RealityArtistRepresentationAbstraction Book:The Eternal Present: The beginnings of art Source: The Eternal Present: The beginnings of art