A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art
— Paul Cézanne's Letters [1937]
Cézanne highlights the essential emotional foundation of art, claiming that true art stems from deep, genuine feelings.
Wisdom Category
Art & Beauty Quotes
Reflections on creativity, aesthetics, and the nature of beauty
10 Curated Quotes
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
— Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary, 'Of the Standard of Taste', Section I
Hume delves into subjectivity, proposing that beauty is not an inherent quality but a construct shaped by individual perception and contemplation.
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better
— Reflections on Art and Literature, Section 3
Gide illustrates art as a spiritual collaboration, emphasizing the importance of divine inspiration over human egotism in creating art.
Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul and you answer
— Quote by Terri Guillemets, Author of 'The Quote Garden'
Guillemets describes art as an inner calling, an expression and acknowledgment of one's deepest self.
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke
— Attributed, Interviews
Kosinski reflects on the emotive essence of art, emphasizing its power to stir deep emotions and provoke contemplation beyond mere representation.
Art and love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you
— Book: Killing Yourself to Live [2005]
Klosterman compares art to love, portraying both as acts of relating and connecting with what is outside oneself.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time
— No Man Is an Island, Chapter 8
In expressing the transformative power of art, Merton suggests it helps individuals navigate self-discovery and transcend personal boundaries.
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls
— Attributed, Conversations with Photographers
Picasso underlines art's rejuvenating role in invigorating the human spirit, akin to cleansing it of life’s mundanity or hardships.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth
— Book: Picasso on Art [1923]
In this quote, Picasso emphasizes the paradoxical nature of art, suggesting that art can distort reality in a way that reveals deeper truths.
The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity
— Interview in Giacometti: A Biography [1985]
Giacometti implies that art's goal is to construct an imagined reality that is equally potent and impactful as the tangible world.