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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.
Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.
Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its read more
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),
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.
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist
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 washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
No work of art is worth the bones of a Pomeranian Grenadier.
No work of art is worth the bones of a Pomeranian Grenadier.
For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more
For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication