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It is the glory and good of Art,
That Art remains the one way possible
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It is the glory and good of Art,
That Art remains the one way possible
Of speaking truth, to mouths like mine at least.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
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.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
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.]
There is no must in art because art is free
There is no must in art because art is free
Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.
Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.