Beauty Quote by Nelson Shanks

The activity of painting: A thrilling tussle between the artist's materials and his inspiration.

— Mervyn Levy

Every good piece of art... involves first essentially the evidence of human skill, and the formation of an actually beautiful thing by it.

— John Ruskin

At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the…

— Jasper Johns

Painting, which is essentially a rhythmic harmony of coloured spaces. Realism was the death of art. Great art should come from the harmony of…

— Arthur Wesley Dow

I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I…

— John Van Hamersveld

A work of art rests its merits in traditional qualities. It may constitute a remarkable feat in craftsmanship; it may be a searching study…

— Ben Shahn

My work is a fusion of personal experiences and influences - moody atmospheres, victorian-inspired couture, and timeless elements all laced with clandestine symbolism. The…

— Lori Earley

As artists, the pleasure is to really have your work resonate and mean something. Art takes its inspiration from reality.

— Yareli Arizmendi

I have, and do sometimes, work with other media. But there is something about the physical activity and the directness of painting that I…

— Stephen Beal

Artistic form is congruent with the dynamic forms of our direct sensuous, mental, and emotional life; works of art are projections of "felt life",…

— Susanne Katherina Langer

Ideas are to literature what light is to painting.

— Paul Bourget

The starting-point for all systems of aesthetics must be the personal experience of a peculiar emotion. The objects that provoke this emotion we call…

— Clive Bell