Art Quote by Friedrich Schiller

“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 merely a decorative enhancement of our lives, but a sign of our desire to live in the world fully and honestly.”

— Jan Zwicky

“Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement: for transfiguration, not for the sake of play. It is the quest of…

— Max Beckmann

“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 be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”

— Keith Haring

“Art is a spirit and soul thing. Anything else is mere desperation.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, and I know of no substitute for the force and beauty of it's process.”

— Henry James

“What is art, if not an excuse to be adventurous?”

— Nenia Campbell

“art is self-sufficient and need serve no moral or political purpose”

— Walter Pater

“For me, art is the desire to preserve the intangible feeling of such a moment, hidden in all the littlest details, and then to…

— Rachel Hartman

“I think, in art, it is as noble a thing as to to try to make people happy, to help them escape, as it…

— Lucy Foley

“Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.”

— Elizabeth Catlett