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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
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.
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its read more
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's
uses.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),
Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.
Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.
