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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Art Quotes,
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For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: read more

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Art Quotes,
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Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

by Robert Musil Found in: Art Quotes,
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
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All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by some relationship.
[Lat., Etenim omnes artes, quae ad humanitatem pertinent, habent
quoddam commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quadam inter se
continentur.]

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Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.

by Aristotle Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.]

by Theophile Gautier Found in: Art Quotes,
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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.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Art Quotes,
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