Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his read more

Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they
being both the servants of his providence. Art is the perfection
of nature. Were the world now as it was the sixth day, there
were yet a chaos. Nature hath made one world, and art another.
In brief, all things are artificial; for nature is the art of
God.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that read more

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.