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    Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

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The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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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,
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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.

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Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

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It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that read more

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.

by Suzanne Langer Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.

Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.

by Susanne Langer Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.]

by Theophile Gautier Found in: Art Quotes,
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Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

by Paul Cezanne Found in: Art Quotes,
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