Aesthetic Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“The feelings excited by improper art are kinetic, desire or loathing. Desire urges us to posses, to go to something; loathing urges us to…

— James Joyce

“I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public…

— Glenn Gould

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of…

— Glenn Gould

Irritation is a great source of energy and creativity.

— Anita Roddick

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order. Artistic productivity is the capacity for being voluntarily involuntary.

— Theodor Adorno

“Art must always stand guard against stirring emotions that lie outside the aesthetic: sexual arousal, terror, disgust, shock.”

— Milan Kundera

Whats a gonzotic frenzy? Well its me in the throes of an ink splattering attempt to capture the feeling I have at that particular…

— Ralph Steadman

Art can make chaos seductive.

— Mason Cooley

Creative activity is not a superimposed, extraneous task against which the body, or brain protests, but an orchestration of ... joyful doing.

— Gyorgy Kepes

To awaken human emotion is the highest level of art.

— Isadora Duncan

Art cannot single-handedly create enthusiasm... it merely contributes to enthusiasm and guides us to be more conscious of feelings that we might previously have…

— Alain de Botton

Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and stimulate uncomfortable emotions.

— Shepard Fairey