Art Quote by Oscar Wilde

“Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us…

— Oscar Wilde

Everything about art has become problematic; its inner life, its relation to society, even its right to exist.

— Theodor Adorno

Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.

— Yoko Ono

Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points…

— Henry Miller

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

— Thomas Merton

“If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you." In short, entertainment fulfills…

— William Missouri Downs

Art makes you a better human being, and that reflects in society.

— Pankaj Tripathi

“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points…

— Erik Pevernagie

All art is fundamentally subversive, because it upsets people's perceptions, their notions about society. Therefore, art is dangerous, but good art is always making…

— John Boorman

“Art has no influence upon action. It annihilates the desire to act. It is superbly sterile. The books that the world calls immoral are…

— Oscar Wilde

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals,…

— Michel Foucault

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

— Russell Simmons