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title: "9 Art Theory Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Good art theory must smell of the studio, although its language should differ from the household talk of painters and sculptors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-arnheim/good-art-theory-must-smell-of-the-studio-although-its-language-should/)

[Rudolf Arnheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-arnheim/)

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> [“Among the hardest problems an art theory faces are questions about how to settle art’s meaning through interpretation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-freeland/among-the-hardest-problems-an-art-theory-faces-are-questions-about/)

[Cynthia Freeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-freeland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/cynthia-freeland-83967_art_among-the-hardest-problems-an-art-theory_2175125.jpg)

> [“What you don't learn in art theory is how too big a compliment can hurt more than a slap to the face.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/what-you-don-t-learn-in-art-theory-is-how-too-big-a-compliment-can/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/chuck-palahniuk-37_art_what-you-don-t-learn-in-art-theory-is-ho_1293589.jpg)

> [I try to write art theory down and understand it but I'm not a writer. I don't want to impress people with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-try-to-write-art-theory-down-and-understand-it-but-i-m-not-a-writer/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/damian-loeb-14286_ability_i-try-to-write-art-theory-down-and-under_2635109.jpg)

> [Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/religion-is-essentially-the-art-and-the-theory-of-the-remaking-of-man/)

[Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/edmund-burke-400_art_religion-is-essentially-the-art-and-the_267011.jpg)

> [I've always wished that I had a great ability to verbalize art theory and find a way that I fit in to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-ve-always-wished-that-i-had-a-great-ability-to-verbalize-art-theory/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/damian-loeb-14286_ability_i-ve-always-wished-that-i-had-a-great-ab_216442.jpg)

> [At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-allen/at-that-time-the-academic-orientation-was-rather-technical-contrary/)

[Ralph Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-allen/)

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> [I coined this term 'freedom thru limitation' back in the '90s because I was sick of art being treated like pop, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-childish/i-coined-this-term-freedom-thru-limitation-back-in-the-90s-because-i/)

[Billy Childish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-childish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/billy-childish-20422_art_i-coined-this-term-freedom-thru-limitati_2045406.jpg)

> [A saboteur in the house of art and a comedienne in the house of art theory, Lawler has spent three decades documenting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-saltz/a-saboteur-in-the-house-of-art-and-a-comedienne-in-the-house-of-art/)

[Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-saltz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/jerry-saltz-1712_art_a-saboteur-in-the-house-of-art-and-a-com_1379672.png)

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