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    The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
    music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
    significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's
    uses.
    - Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),

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There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

by Anton Chekhov Found in: Art Quotes,
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
One sole meaning still the same:
This is Truth, eternal Reason,
Which from Beauty takes its dress,
And serene through time and season
Stands aye in loveliness.

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Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.

Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.

by Arthur Erickson 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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Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

by Paul Cezanne Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.

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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

by Henry A. Kissinger Found in: Art Quotes,
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