Aesthetic Quote by Eli Siegel

The internationalization of art becomes a factor contributing to the estrangement of art from the artist. The sum of works of all times and…

— Harold Rosenberg

“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

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

— Dana Gioia

“Art is the expression of appreciation of beauty real or imagined. It's also an examination of what it means to be alive with all…

— Jay Woodman

This world is ugly, and it's supposed to be, and it has to be in order for art to lead to grandness and beauty.

— Shawn Crahan

“By art alone we can get out of ourselves, find out what another person sees of this universe which is not the same as…

— Marcel Proust

“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points…

— Erik Pevernagie

“We have no other means of recognising a work of art than our feeling for it. The objects that provoke aesthetic emotion vary with…

— Clive Bell

Art does not exist for itself; it is but an avenue through and by which humanity expresses itself.

— Gutzon Borglum

“Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us…

— Oscar Wilde

Art requires, above all things, a suppression of self, a subordination of one's self to an idea.

— Henry James

“What we encounter in works of art and philosophy are objective versions of our own pains and struggles, evoked and defined in sound, language…

— Alain de Botton