Art Quote by E. F. Schumacher

Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people…

— Zoltan Kodaly

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.

— Chinua Achebe

What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.

— Rabindranath Tagore

True art is but the anti-type of nature; the embodiment of discovered beauty in utility.

— James A. Garfield

Truth and reality in art begin at the point where the artist ceases to understand what he is doing and capable of doing -…

— Henri Matisse

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

— Albert Einstein

“Art transcends selfish and obsessive limitations of personality and can enlarge the sensibility of its consumer. It is a kind of goodness by proxy.…

— Iris Murdoch

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist... faithful to his personal vision of reality,…

— John F. Kennedy

True art is made noble and religious by the mind producing it.

— Michelangelo

True art must be evidence of happiness, contentment and purity of its authors.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Art is not in some far-off place. A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability

— Shinichi Suzuki