To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

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

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made read more

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

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

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

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.