Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if read more

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more

The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.

Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot read more

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.