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

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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

by Suzanne Langer Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is the signature of civilizations.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

by Beverly Sills Found in: Art Quotes,
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All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

by Federico Fellini Found in: Art Quotes,
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I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if read more

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

by Kahil Gibran Found in: Art Quotes,
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The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

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Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.

Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience — the union of life and peace.

by George Santayana Found in: Art Quotes,
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Art Quotes,
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