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.

The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.

Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.

Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating read more

Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn