For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.

Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
One sole meaning still the same:
This is Truth, eternal Reason,
Which from Beauty takes its dress,
And serene through time and season
Stands aye in loveliness.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.