Art Quote by Denis Donoghue

“Art does not exist only to entertain -- but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search…

— Barbra Streisand

Art should startle the viewer into thinking about the meaning of life.

— Antoni Tapies

“The purpose of art is to provide what life does not.”

— Tom Robbins

“Art actually happens somewhere in the space between clarity and ambiguity, concept and intuition, thought and feeling.”

— Bert Dodson

An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it…

— Thomas Mann

“In other words, art is a realm entirely separated from the interests of real life-a refuge for detached and gifted souls from sordid political…

— DeWitt Henry Parker

“Art is not life, and life is not art; but the beauty and horror of the human condition exists between the two.”

— H.G. Mewis

“Now, as never before, it was clear to him that art is always, ceaselessly, occupied with two things. It constantly reflects on death and…

— Boris Pasternak

“Art is not a plaything, but a necessity, and its essence, form, is not a decorative adjustment, but a cup into which life can…

— Rebecca West

“When art is not only a matter of inspiring colors and techniques but a permanent questioning of life.”

— Latino Professional Network

“None can imitate life without the intermediary of art.”

— William Bolitho

“Art can help us reclaim a sense of wonder in our lives.”

— Ivan Fernandez