Art Quote by Aristotle

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

— Aristotle

The goal of art is to inspire people to look inward.

— Chris Sullivan

The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.

— Aristotle

The purpose of art is to re-present nature, not represent it.

— Josef Albers

But art not only exploits the variety of appearances, it also affirms the validity of individual outlook and thereby admits a further dimension of…

— Rudolf Arnheim

The aim of art is a constant, and a continuous job to reveal visually the attitude of our mentality. And the less we disturb…

— Josef Albers

The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world, to state in aesthetic creation the deepest psychic and personal experiences…

— Bruce Lee

What's the point of art, of any art, if it doesn't let us see with a little bit of objectivity where we are?

— Ali Smith

“Art in painting should consist only of the representation of things that are visible and tangible.”

— Gustave Courbet

“Art requires a delicate adjustment of the outer and inner worlds in such a way that, without changing their nature, they can be seen…

— Flannery O'Connor

The purpose of art is... to press forward into the whole of the external world and the soul, to see and communicate those objective…

— Max Scheler

Art has no other object than to set aside the symbols of practical utility, the generalities that are conventionally and socially accepted, everything in…

— Henri Bergson