Art Quote by Iris Murdoch

Art is a divine thing. It can only be rightly expressed if opposed, to bring out its inner beauty that lies behind.

— Meher Baba

Art is nature as seen through a temperament.

— Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb, arouse our…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament.

— Emile Zola

Art is not just about what's great or expensive or scandalous or famous. It's a mirror we hold up that looks different to everyone…

— Michael Kimmelman

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

— Julia Cameron

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he…

— Oscar Wilde

“Art is not a metonym for truth telling. All art is a form of a falsifying; otherwise why would anyone need art to tell…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe.

— Tyler Cowen

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

— Shepard Fairey

I do not think good art comes from comfort. While from a humanistic standpoint I would have much rather been at my home that…

— James Vincent McMorrow

Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.

— Anonymous