Art Quote by Ralph Ellison

The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.

— Ralph Ellison

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

— Keith Haring

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

— Stefan Zweig

“For me, art is the desire to preserve the intangible feeling of such a moment, hidden in all the littlest details, and then to…

— Rachel Hartman

“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

“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 the unique work of a human being, work that touches another.”

— Seth Godin

“Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.”

— Elizabeth Catlett

“Art cannot save the world, but it does help you understand the world inside of you.”

— Krist Pauwels

“For art to truly affect us, it needs to be, in a sense, “given.”

— Elizabeth Hyde Stevens

“Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.”

— Anonymous

“Art respects the masses, by confronting them as that which they could be, rather than conforming to them in their degraded state.”

— Theodor W. Adorno