Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artists metaphysical value judgments. – Ayn Rand
Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artists metaphysical value judgments. – Ayn Rand
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. – Oscar Wilde
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. – Oscar Wilde
People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly. – Banksy
People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly. – Banksy
Poetry and art and knowledge are sacred and pure. – George Eliot
Poetry and art and knowledge are sacred and pure. – George Eliot
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. – Vincent van Gogh
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. – Vincent van Gogh
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker
I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself. – Marilyn Manson
I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself. – Marilyn Manson
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything. – Eugène Delacroix
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything. – Eugène Delacroix
The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies – Kate Chopin
The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies – Kate Chopin
All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you. – Joss Whedon
All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you. – Joss Whedon
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – Henry Ward Beecher
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – Henry Ward Beecher