Art Quote by Leo Tolstoy

All art is infested by other art.

— Leo Steinberg

“Cyril: surely you would acknowledge that art expresses the temper of its age, the spirit of its time, the moral and social conditions that…

— Oscar Wilde

“Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it.”

— Albrecht Dürer

“I wanted to tell you that art is the most harmless activity of mankind. But I suddenly recalled that art was often used for…

— Magdalena Abakanowicz

A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter...

— Henri Matisse

“Art does not surpass nature but perfects it.”

— Cervantes

“The representative element in a work of art may or may not be harmful; always it is irrelevant. For, to appreciate a work of…

— Clive Bell

“At times such as this, it becomes more important for art to survive.”

— Jennifer Niven

“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”

— Keith Haring

“In other words, art is a realm entirely separated from the interests of real life-a refuge for detached and gifted souls from sordid political…

— DeWitt Henry Parker

“Art is the one thing man creates not out of need or luxury; therefore, it is the purest essence of his individuality.”

— Anthony Paolucci

“ All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music. For while in all other kinds of art it is possible to distinguish the…

— Walter Pater