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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.]
Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence
Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring read more
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring it about.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people
I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality read more
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.