Art Quote by Robert Henri

“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 think, in art, it is as noble a thing as to to try to make people happy, to help them escape, as it…

— Lucy Foley

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

— Anthony Paolucci

“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 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

“The function of art is to make people like life more than they do.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“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

“A great work of art, if it accomplishes anything, serves to remind us, or let us say to set us dreaming, of all that…

— Henry Miller

“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

“He wanted to be an artist, an artist of life wasn't enough for him, although precisely this concept provides everything we need to be…

— Thomas Bernhard

“The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity.”

— Ralph Ellison

“Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known…

— David Bayles