Art is the proper task of life. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Art is the proper task of life. – Friedrich Nietzsche
All art is quite useless. – Oscar Wilde
All art is quite useless. – Oscar Wilde
The mystery was gone but the amazement was just starting. – Andy Warhol
The mystery was gone but the amazement was just starting. – Andy Warhol
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. – Ansel Adams
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. – Ansel Adams
I want to meet a guy named Art. I’d take him to a museum, hang him on the wall, criticize him, and leave. – Jarod Kintz
I want to meet a guy named Art. I’d take him to a museum, hang him on the wall, criticize him, and leave. – Jarod Kintz
Creativity takes courage. – Henri Matisse
Creativity takes courage. – Henri Matisse
Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it. – Pope John Paul II
Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it. – Pope John Paul II
When I was a child my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll be the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. – Pablo Picasso
When I was a child my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll be the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. – Pablo Picasso
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. – Vladimir Nabokov
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. – Vladimir Nabokov
What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war. – Pablo Picasso
What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war. – Pablo Picasso
The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. – Blue Balliett
The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. – Blue Balliett
An idea is salvation by imagination – Frank Lloyd Wright
An idea is salvation by imagination – Frank Lloyd Wright