Art Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual, and only the individual reader is important…

— Vladimir Nabokov

Without art, you don't have society. It underpins so much.

— Louise Wilson

What the work of art looks like isn't too important.

— Sol LeWitt

Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for…

— Michael Gungor

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

— Clive Bell

Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without…

— Ken Danby

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is…

— Randall Jarrell

There are no vital and significant forms of art; there is only art, and precious little of that.

— Raymond Chandler

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

— Elizabeth Catlett

I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.

— A. S. Byatt

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals,…

— Michel Foucault

Art for the most part, is about concentration, solitude and determination. It's really not about other people's needs and assumptions. I'm not interested in…

— Richard Serra