Art Quote by Albert Camus

“At the point in his lecture where he was saying that the representative element in a work of art is always irrelevant, that for…

— Joy Williams

“For me, art is the desire to preserve the intangible feeling of such a moment, hidden in all the littlest details, and then to…

— Rachel Hartman

“Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

"A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist."

— Leo Tolstoy

“Art is the one thing man creates not out of need or luxury; therefore, it is the purest essence of his individuality.”

— Anthony Paolucci

“Remember, art is an extension of self. ......... The unique distinction of being created in the image of God is that what we create…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“To create works of art meant no less to him than to paint life, not mere reality, but the principle of life.”

— Ingo Walther

“In many ways an artistic nature unfits a man for a practical existence.”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter...

— Henri Matisse

“I always thought that if I suffered enough in service of Art, if I laid down my life to please the world, I could…

— Amelia Gray

“Even now I cannot help feeling that it is a mistake to think that the passion one feels in creation is ever really shown…

— Oscar Wilde

“Art is what gets us beyond what is real. It makes reality more real. It also shortens the distance we gotta travel to see…

— Laura Pritchett