Art is the signature of civilizations.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is read more

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, read more

Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, from every abstract form, from all that is of the brain only.

Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.

Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.