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.

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make read more

The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

We have learned to whittle the Eden Tree to the shape of a
surplice peg,
We have learned read more

We have learned to whittle the Eden Tree to the shape of a
surplice peg,
We have learned to bottle our parent twain in the yelk of an
addled egg.
We know that the tail must wag the dog, for the horse is drawn by
the cart,
But the devil never whoops, as he of old; It's clever, but is it
art?

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot read more

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.