“The person who appreciates a great work of art has the feeling that the work grows in him as he becomes involved in a prolonged capturing of emerging marginal meanings. He feels that he, too, is creative, that he himself is adding to his experience and understanding. Moreover, he wants to confront the work of art many times. He is not easily tired of it, as he would be had he read a purely logical statement. He realizes that the work of art does not merely transmit information; it produces pleasure.” WantFeelsPersonsDoeArtFeelingsWould BeGrowsUnderstandingRealizingPleasureCreativeInformationProduceInvolvedAppreciateTiredStatementsLogicalWorks Of ArtGreat WorkEmergingTransmit Book:Creativity: The Magic Synthesis Source: Creativity: The Magic Synthesis
“Only when the true ends of society have nothing to do with the sublime does "culture" become necessary as a veneer to cover over the void. Culture can at best appreciate the monuments of earlier faith; it cannot produce them.” DoeEndsCultureProduceAppreciateVoidSublimeMonumentVeneer Author:Allan Bloom
“What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? It exists because it behooves rational human beings to provide reasons for their actions and assessments. Even if aesthetics are not the mathematics of beauty, they are the proof of the calculation.” IfsHumansReasonUseActionHuman BeingsBeautyTeachProduceTasteAppreciateMathematicsProofRationalAestheticsCalculationsAssessmentGood Taste Author:Franz Grillparzer
“It is only the educated who can produce or appreciate high art.” ArtProduceAppreciateEducatedHigh Art Author:Margaret of Valois
“Because I've always aspired to direct and produce, I've literally worked with about 200 directors and countless producers, so what I appreciate is how, through osmosis and through actually asking questions and through people offering wisdom, there's a lot in there.” PeopleProduceDirectorsAppreciateDirectAskingProducersOfferingAsking QuestionsOsmosis Author:Malik Yoba