Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. Harry S Truman artcriticismlife Change image and share on social
The goal of art was the vital expression of self. Alfred Stieglitz artexpressiongoal Change image and share on social
The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. Adolf Loos artcomfortconservative Change image and share on social
Art has been good for my soul. And it's been good for my brain. I think I'm a better painter now than I was a musician growing up. You struggle to see things and translate an image through your hands to a canvas. Anne Sweeney artbraincanvas share on social
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes ah, that is where the art resides. Artur Schnabel arthandlenote Change image and share on social
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. Andre Gide artfinallyovercome Change image and share on social
We are only beginning to learn what to say in a photograph. The world we live in is a succession of fleeting moments, any one of which might say something significant. Alfred Eisenstaedt beginfleetlearn Change image and share on social
For the Chinese, the Greeks, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, nature was a living totality, a creative being. For this reason, art, according to Aristotle, is imitation; the poet imitates the creative gesture of nature. Octavio Paz aristotleartchinese share on social
There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque artexplainthing Change image and share on social
Gloom and solemnity are entirely out of place in even the most rigorous study of an art originally intended to make glad the heart of man. Ezra Pound artgladgloom Change image and share on social