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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.
Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite read more
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.
You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .
Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must read more
Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]
