A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. – Paul Cézanne

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. – Paul Cézanne

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dali. – Salvador Dalí

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dali. – Salvador Dalí

Sometimes an artist’s first invention is herself. – Stephanie Vaughn

Sometimes an artist’s first invention is herself. – Stephanie Vaughn

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. – Oscar Wilde

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. – Oscar Wilde

He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it! – Charles Baudelaire

He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it! – Charles Baudelaire

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense. – Pablo Picasso

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense. – Pablo Picasso

If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams. – Yann Martel

If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams. – Yann Martel