Art Quote by Anonymous

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser. And as soon as…

— DH Lawrence

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

— Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly

“The morality of artists is replaced by aesthetics.”

— Herman Hesse

In art, immorality cannot exist. Art is always sacred.

— Auguste Rodin

Good art however 'immoral' is wholly a thing of virtue. Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears…

— Ezra Pound

I believe that while art is always beyond morality, it is never above it.

— Jennifer Stone

“No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid.”

— Oscar Wilde

If you look at how great artists of the past, like Beethoven, for example dealt with art and morality, you see that there was…

— Tariq Ramadan

Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.

— Denis Diderot

The morality of art is in its very beauty.

— Gustave Flaubert

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up…

— Bono

No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.

— Oscar Wilde