The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to read more
His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to improve in every part,
His pencil out faces, his manners are heart.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!
Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; read more
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
