It would follow that 'significant form' was form behind which we catch a sense of ultimate reality. Clive Bell catchfollowform Change image and share on social
We all agree now - by 'we' I mean intelligent people under sixty - that a work of art is like a rose. A rose is not beautiful because it is like something else. Neither is a work of art. Roses and works of art are beautiful in themselves. Clive Bell agreeartbeautiful share on social
Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. Art and Religion are means to similar states of mind. Clive Bell aestheticallianceart share on social
There must be some one quality without which a work of art cannot exist; possessing which, in the least degree, no work is altogether worthless. Clive Bell altogetherartdegree Change image and share on social