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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul
High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]