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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.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
Art is the most beautiful of all lies.
Art is the most beautiful of all lies.
 Art for art's sake.
 [Lat., Ars gratia artis.]  
 Art for art's sake.
 [Lat., Ars gratia artis.] 
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.