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Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
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 .
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
