Art Quote by Gregory Wolfe

“Art has no influence upon action. It annihilates the desire to act. It is superbly sterile. The books that the world calls immoral are…

— Oscar Wilde

“art is neither good nor bad, but a clairvoyant vision of the nature of both,and any attempt to align it with morality, otherwise called…

— Norhtrop Frye

Good art however 'immoral' is wholly a thing of virtue. Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears…

— Ezra Pound

In art, immorality cannot exist. Art is always sacred.

— Auguste Rodin

The damnable thing about bad art is that the insincerity which lies at its roots is not perceived by the artist himself.

— Quentin Bell

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser. And as soon as…

— DH Lawrence

“Behind every work of art lies an uncommitted crime”

— Theodor Adorno

“As comestibles nourish our bodies and ideas nourish our minds, so art nourishes our souls.”

— Alexandra York

“For the various spiritual forms of the imagination have a natural affinity with certain sensuous forms of art - and to discern the qualities…

— Oscar Wilde

Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism!

— Philip Roth

“If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom…

— Oscar Wilde

“No high-minded man, no man of right feeling, can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without grieving to see a…

— Mark Twain