Maxioms Pet

X
  •   21  /  28  

    Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which Nature herself is animated.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  11  /  22  

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

  ( comments )
  14  /  27  

Bad artists always admire each others work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  17  

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

by Evelyn Waugh Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  59  /  44  

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

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

by Henry A. Kissinger Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  36  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  15  /  14  

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

by Woody Allen Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  28  /  21  

All art requires courage.

All art requires courage.

by Anne Tucker Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  36  

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must read more

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]

by Dante ("dante Alighieri") Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  16  

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

by Edward Dmytryk Found in: Art Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet