While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt. Odilon Redon artbasisfelt Change image and share on social
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde artistceasegreat Change image and share on social
That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have towards the people they create things for. Eric Carle artcreatedesign share on social
To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way. E. M. Forster artfeelfunction Change image and share on social
Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake. E. M. Forster artinternalmaterial Change image and share on social
An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful which affects not our feelings but the organ of pure contemplation, our imagination. Eduard Hanslick affectaimart Change image and share on social
Anything that had to do with art I been doing all my life. It was a gift. It's nothing I work real hard at doing. Erykah Badu artgifthard Change image and share on social
I love what Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and Jesus all said - that love is really the driving principle of the creative act. In fact, they would say that great art is always inspired by love. Erwin McManus actartcreative Change image and share on social
Some graphic narrative art presses against the panel: you wrestle with it at the level of the paper. Elizabeth McCracken artgraphiclevel Change image and share on social
Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness: the work. Eduardo Chillida artimplacableman Change image and share on social
