Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is read more

Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

You know... that a blank wall is an apalling thing to look at. The wall of a museum - a read more

You know... that a blank wall is an apalling thing to look at. The wall of a museum - a canvas - a piece of film - or a guy sitting in front of a typewriter. Then, you start out to do something - that vague thing called creation. The beginning strikes awe within you.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates read more

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.