Art Quotes

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Art, although produced by man's hands, is something not created by hands alone, but something which wells up from a deeper source out of our… — Vincent Van Gogh
The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal but rather the adapting of form to its inner meaning. — Wassily Kandinsky
The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One… — Henri Matisse
I think you too recognize the important relationship between philosophy and art, and it is just this relationship that most painters deny. The great masters… — Piet Mondrian
Design and color are not distinct and separate. As one paints, one draws. The more the colors harmonize, the more the design takes form. When… — Paul Cezanne
Painting, like any art, comprises a technique, a workmanlike handling of material, but the accuracy of a tone and the fictitious combination of effects depend… — Paul Cezanne
The only problem in art is to achieve a balance between subjective and objective. — Piet Mondrian
When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, house, a field....Merely think, here is a… — Claude Monet
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of… — Denis Waitley
Jazz can be a blank canvas full of possibilities. — Barbara Januszkiewicz
Dancers are a work of art - they are the canvas on which their work is painted. — Patrick Duffy
I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas. — Norman McLaren
Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue. — Henri Matisse
Art is too serious to be taken seriously. — Ad Reinhardt
One painter ought never to imitate the manner of any other; because in that case he cannot be called the child of nature, but the… — Leonardo da Vinci
Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums. — Peter De Vries
The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure no slight pleasure. — Michel de Montaigne
To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to forget breakfast instantly.… — Charles Dickens
To be an artist, you have to nurture the things that most people discard. — Richard Avedon
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about… — Bruce Lee
Art is love and it covers. It sheilds. — Chrisette Michele
One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover. Great works of art seem to look different every time one stands… — Ernst Gombrich
Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art....It is… — Joanna Macy
Western liberal humanism is not something that comes naturally to us: like an appreciation of art or poetry, it has to be cultivated. Humanism is… — Karen Armstrong
I would rather live in Russia on black bread and vodka than in the United States at the best hotels. America knows nothing of food,… — Isadora Duncan

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