Art Quote by Joan Lindsay

“The artist should thus derive the freest possible inspiration from his dream images and strive toward a "super realism" in which the boundaries between…

— Jostein Gaarder

“It always surprises me when people assume that something an artist has created is based on a true experience or reflects his or her…

— Michael Jackson

“Art does what reality cannot.”

— Jayme K

“Art is just another way to describe and classify reality – its mystical aspects merely a function of ignorance.”

— Neal Asher

“The soul of an artist is a tortured one, forever capturing their version of reality.”

— Belinda Taylor

“As a matter of fact, no one is more tiresome than the person who can understand only realism in art. It shows a rather…

— Aaron Copland

“The true artist is one who can evoke those raw emotions in their audience, bring them to their knees, and convey their message to…

— S.L. Jennings

By translating their inner turmoil or understanding into art, artists challenge the accepted notions of reality and create new ones.

— Wes Nisker

“As an artist, her imagination isn't fettered by the constraints of reality.”

— Sarah Cross

“People experience art as a transformative or even transcendent experience when it really only reflects back and awakens parts of them that are already…

— Stewart Stafford

“Art transcends selfish and obsessive limitations of personality and can enlarge the sensibility of its consumer. It is a kind of goodness by proxy.…

— Iris Murdoch

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez