Art Quote by Susan Sontag

Exposing yourself to many kinds of art can only lead to amazing things. It helps you learn about your own art, your own taste,…

— Phillipa Soo

Art is an indecent exposure of the consciousness.

— Herbert Read

“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

An artist needs to become familiar with that which is most hidden from the self by the self. For this one thing which one…

— Pat Steir

As great a picture can be made as one's mental capacity-no greater. Art cannot be taught; it must be self-inspiration, though the imagination may…

— Edward Weston

“Art transcends selfish and obsessive limitations of personality and can enlarge the sensibility of its consumer. It is a kind of goodness by proxy.…

— Iris Murdoch

“There is a danger in exposing yourself to too much vapid art. It can weaken your judgment and erode your sensibilities, until the time…

— David Farland

As an artist, one of the ingredients to doing good work is self-awareness, and that's something I cultivate.

— Rodney Crowell

The visual arts must communicate to the human spirit, forcing individuals to reflect on themselves and their existence beyond their own self-interest.

— Dean Mitchell

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

Good art is born from knowing yourself deeply: Your art cannot hide how much you have discovered about yourself.

— Zhang Xiaogang

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

— Edward Hopper