Maxioms Pet

X
  •   21  /  12  

    The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  16  /  20  

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

by Henri Matisse Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  7  /  18  

Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. An artist recreates those aspects of reality read more

Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments. An artist recreates those aspects of reality which represent his fundamental view of man's nature.

by Marcel Proust Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  37  /  19  

Portraits are supposed to "look within," but in my opinion very few people have an interior significantly different from the read more

Portraits are supposed to "look within," but in my opinion very few people have an interior significantly different from the outside portrait.

  ( comments )
  15  /  25  

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

  ( comments )
  15  /  18  

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  15  /  20  

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. read more

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

by Paul Strand Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  17  

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

  ( comments )
  35  /  29  

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.

by Stella Adler Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  18  

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, read more

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Art and artists Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet