Art Quote by Penguin Classics

“Art is not merely a decorative enhancement of our lives, but a sign of our desire to live in the world fully and honestly.”

— Jan Zwicky

“I didn't originally intend to be an artist; I was much more interested in decorative arts--daily life, beautiful objects.”

— Helaine Posner

“Art always reaches its peak where it becomes the life interest of a people.”

— Stefan Zweig

“What is art, if not an excuse to be adventurous?”

— Nenia Campbell

“It takes me living an intentional, mindful, and quiet life to hear or see what’s here. Great art doesn’t necessarily create something new, it…

— Eric Overby

“In art as in experience, everyday life may be with us at the start but remains fugitive to the very end.”

— Joseph Leo Koerner

“It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, and I know of no substitute for the force and beauty of it's process.”

— Henry James

“I have been using art as a means to the emotions of life and reading into it the ideas of life.”

— Clive Bell

“If your art is going to have the impact you want, you had better learn the tricks of the trade—not so you can become…

— Jeff Goins

“Art doesn’t give rise to anything in us that isn’t already there. It simply stirs our curious consciousness and sparks a fire that illuminates…

— Kamand Kojouri

“Art is a journey into the most unknown thing of all - oneself. Nobody knows his own frontiers… I don’t think I’d ever want…

— Louis Kahan

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

— Keith Haring