Art Quote by William James

Art is a matter strictly of experience, not of principles and what counts first and last in art is quality, all other things are…

— Clement Greenberg

All that is good in art is the expression of one soul talking to another, and is precious according to the greatness of the…

— John Ruskin

Art is incredibly subjective. What is great art to one person isn't necessarily to another.

— Sara Blecher

It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into…

— Robert Henri

The finest works of art are those in which there is the least matter. The closer expression comes to thought, the more the word…

— Gustave Flaubert

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

— Georges Braque

Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it…

— Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The entire vitality of art depends upon its being either full of truth, or full of use; and that, however pleasant, wonderful, or impressive…

— John Ruskin

“we’re made so that we love First when we see them painted, things we have passed Perhaps a hundred times nor cared to see;…

— Robert Browning

The most subtle art, the strongest and deepest art - supreme art - is the one that does not at first allow itself to…

— Andre Gide

I remember saying to myself, those things are very, very important to hear, but there must be another way to say them so that…

— Nikky Finney

There is no best anything in art. Phillip [Hoffman] isn't better than Heath [Ledger]; Joaquin [Phoenix] isn't better than David [Strathairn] or Terence [Howard].…

— Jeff Daniels