Art Quote by Edith Hamilton

All great art is by its very essence in conflict with the society with which it exists. It expresses the truth about the existence…

— Erich Fromm

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of…

— Edward Hopper

Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.

— Keanu Reeves

All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human…

— Eric Hoffer

All great art is a form of complaint

— John Cage

I believe that all great art holds the power to dissolve things: time, distance, difference, injustice, alienation, despair. I believe that all great art…

— Tilda Swinton

Great art is more than a transient refreshment. It is something which adds to the permanent richness of the soul's self-attainment. It justifies itself…

— Alfred North Whitehead

Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world,

— Dana Gioia

I can consider not only great art, but the context in which that art has been created. I can consider the people who paid…

— Roxane Gay

The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms.

— Cai Guo-Qiang

The work of art itself is . . . a vibrant, magical, and exemplary object which returns us to the world in some way…

— Susan Sontag

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.

— John Ruskin