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Art is never finished, only abandoned.
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must read more
Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
