Art Quote by T. S. Eliot

Art is there for nourishment, not explication.

— Walter Darby Bannard

Mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependence on ritual.

— Walter Benjamin

Every art form changes, often at rates and in ways that cause discomfort to its devotees. But the arts also have a remarkable ability…

— A. O. Scott

Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man.

— Leo Tolstoy

In other words, the unique value of the "authentic" work of art has its basis in ritual, the location of its original use value.…

— Walter Benjamin

In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual.

— Shahzia Sikander

I always think that art is a form of sacrifice.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

Not by way of the forced and worn formula of Romaticism, but throught the closeness of an imagination that has never broken kinship with…

— Alain LeRoy Locke

There isn't any art until some creature sees and consumes it. And has a reaction.

— Richard Artschwager

Art becomes a spiritual process depending upon the degree of commitment that you bring to it. Every experience becomes direct food for your art.…

— Nick Bantock

Making art is a rite of initiation. People change their souls.

— Julia Cameron

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

— Julia Cameron