Art Quote by George Santayana

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.

— Mark Rothko

I say we don't need art in nature, because it's so perfect without us. We need it in the cities. But the cities have…

— Marina Abramovic

Many people seem to think that art is a luxury to be imported and tacked on to life. Art springs out of the very…

— Willa Cather

Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live

— Remy de Gourmont

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

— Walter J. Phillips

Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.

— Rachel Kushner

Works of art must persist as objects of contemplation.

— Herbert Read

Art is a luxury but also a necessity.

— Edwidge Danticat

Art is continually working to take the crust of familiarity off everyday objects.

— Rudolf Arnheim

It's just endless what you can learn from a single work of art. You can fill up the crevices of your life, the cracks…

— Vincent Price

Everything, even the most ordinary daily affair, is enriched by the lessons that can be gleaned from art...

— Michael Kimmelman

“If, in time of peace, our museums and art galleries are important to the community, in time of war they are doubly valuable. For…

— Anonymous