An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names, it characterizes, it passes judgment, in that it creates. Thomas Mann artcharacterizecreate Change image and share on social
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature. Susanne Langer artfeltnature Change image and share on social
Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall. Sabine Baring-Gould artbreakconnect Change image and share on social
I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss! Victor Hugo abyssartearth Change image and share on social
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. Jackson Pollock destroyfearimage Change image and share on social
I was a real art freak when I was a teenager. Helen McCrory artfreakreal Change image and share on social
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. George Santayana aestheticismamericaart Change image and share on social
Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent. Charlton Heston areaartgovernment Change image and share on social
Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs. Pablo Picasso applicationartbeauty Change image and share on social