Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

There is no must in art because art is free

There is no must in art because art is free

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made read more

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his read more

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his providence. Art is the perfection
of nature. Were the world now as it was the sixth day, there
were yet a chaos. Nature hath made one world, and art another.
In brief, all things are artificial; for nature is the art of
God.