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Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, read more
Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, from every abstract form, from all that is of the brain only.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.
To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.
It is the glory and good of Art,
That Art remains the one way possible
Of speaking read more
It is the glory and good of Art,
That Art remains the one way possible
Of speaking truth, to mouths like mine at least.
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.