Art Quote by Laura Miller

Art is not there simply to be understood. ... It is more the sense of an indication or suggestion.

— Joseph Beuys

There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the…

— Jerome Bruner

I find relatively little relationship between the work of art and the immediate critical response it gets.

— Edward Albee

The true work of art is always on the human scale. It is essentially the one that says, 'less.

— Albert Camus

The art is just really mysterious. If I understood it more, maybe I would write more.

— Junot Diaz

The less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.

— Asher Brown Durand

I feel that works of art are an opportunity for people to construct meaning, so I don't usually tell what they mean. It conveys…

— Jasper Johns

That’s the thing you have to understand about the whole process of art (or the work that we do) – you’re only half of…

— Austin Kleon

The more minimal art, the more maximum the explaination.

— Hilton Kramer

A work of art doesn't have to be explained. If you do not have any feeling about this, I cannot explain it to you.…

— Louise Bourgeois

The finest works of art are those in which there is the least matter. The closer expression comes to thought, the more the word…

— Gustave Flaubert

A work of art is a form that articulates forces, making them intelligible.

— Guy Davenport