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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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A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.

A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.

by Al Capp Found in: Art Quotes,
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The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more

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.

by John Mason Good Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot read more

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.

by Anonymous Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art thou a friend to Roderick?

Art thou a friend to Roderick?

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Art Quotes,
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An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

by Charles Horton Cooley Found in: Art Quotes,
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Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.

Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.

by Mrs. Anna Jameson Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Art Quotes,
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One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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