Art Quote by John Banville

Art comes after the fact, as a witness to certain things that have happened.

— Raymond Pettibon

“Art is a witness to both our fallen world and hope for its redemption.”

— Daniel A. Siedell

Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness - the work.

— Eduardo Chillida

“Art transforms those that witness the creation, into philosophers, enquirers led down a path of mind; of quiet contemplation.”

— Erik S. Lehman

“Behind every work of art lies the enormous pretension of exhibiting one's vision of the world. If such obvious arrogance is not counterbalanced by…

— Amélie Nothomb

“...the special quality of works of Art being to produce the momentary conviction that anything else whatever could not possibly be so good.”

— M.P. Shiel

“Art is the only proof we have that we told the truth.”

— Rob Ryser

We do have to be a witness to our art.

— David Koechner

The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history.

— Robert Rauschenberg

“Art should be a place of hope, not doubt. And your doubts rise from inexperience, which is not a dishonorable thing.”

— Stephen King

“He believed that any work an artist puts forth which contains the truth as he or she sees it is worthy of consideration,”

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

“Practicing art is a meditation; an artwork is an insight.”

— William Ash