Art is a way of possessing destiny.

The sublime in art is the attempt to express the infinite without finding in the realm of phenomena any object which proves itself fitting…

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the…

— James Dickey

Art is an attempt to give substance to existence.

— Sondra Horton Fraleigh

I cannot be convinced that great artists are moralists. Art is first appearances, then meaning.

— Camille Paglia

The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion,

— George Inness

I'm simply saying that our deepest thoughts, desires and preoccupations manifest themselves in art, whether we intend them to or not. That's what art…

— Simon Pegg

Art is ultimately schizophrenic.

— Oliver $

Art is fast, but with art you're tied down. That's too negative. What I mean is, you have a business and a place that…

— Cory Arcangel

In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we…

— Madonna Ciccone

Art is nothing; it's a way.

— Elbert Hubbard

Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection.

— Jean-Luc Godard

Art is art when it is appreciated by someone.

— Isao Tomita

Surely to root politics out of art is a highly necessary undertaking: for the freedom of art, like that of science, depends entirely upon…

— Wyndham Lewis

Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy.

— Pablo Picasso

The basis of art is change in the universe.

— Anonymous