Art Quote by Theodor W. Adorno

Art respects the masses, by standing up to them for what they could be, rather than conforming to them in their degraded state.

— Theodor Adorno

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

— Elizabeth Catlett

“The representative element in a work of art may or may not be harmful; always it is irrelevant. For, to appreciate a work of…

— Clive Bell

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

— Ralph Ellison

“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

“Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it.”

— Anonymous

“Art serves to confront that which is outside order, to give form to the obscene. In the process, it opens it to transformations that…

— Jennifer Birkett

“We place too much of ourselves inside art - so we become part of it and never feel quiet again for the people, we…

— Laura Chouette

“The things we agree to call art are the shamanic tokens of our time. We value them beyond all reason because we can't really…

— Jade Chang

“Art is not a mirror held up to society but a hammer with which to shape it.”

— Bertolt Brecht

“It must be remembered that no art lives by nature, only by acts of voluntary attention on the part of human individuals. When these…

— C.S. Lewis

“Bad art has the power to deform a people just as good art generates new reflection, growth, vision, and hope.”

— Anonymous