Jean Cocteau – “An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in …”
Jean Cocteau best Art Quotes – “An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.”
Art Quotes
Ellen Key – “The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstra…”
Ellen Key best Art Quotes – “The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.”
Alfred de Vigny – “Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction …”
Alfred de Vigny best Art Quotes – “Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?”
William Hazlitt – “Rules and models destroy genius and art.…”
William Hazlitt best Art Quotes – “Rules and models destroy genius and art.”
Henri Matisse – “Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage…”
Henri Matisse best Art Quotes – “Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.”
Edgard Varese – “Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his tim…”
Edgard Varese best Art Quotes – “Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.”
Logan Pearsall Smith – “The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by …”
Logan Pearsall Smith best Age Quotes – “The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.”
Wilson Mizner – “Art is science made clear.…”
Wilson Mizner best Art Quotes – “Art is science made clear.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson – “Pictures must not be too picturesque.…”
Ralph Waldo Emerson best Art Quotes – “Pictures must not be too picturesque.”
Henry Moore – “It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write ver…”
Henry Moore best Art Quotes – “It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.”
Alexander Calder – “I paint with shapes.…”
Alexander Calder best Art Quotes – “I paint with shapes.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – “It is after all the greatest art to limit and isol…”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe best Art Quotes – “It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.”
Ansel Adams – “Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.…”
Ansel Adams best Art Quotes – “Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.”
Edward Dmytryk – “In art, the obvious is a sin.…”
Edward Dmytryk best Art Quotes – “In art, the obvious is a sin.”
Michelangelo – “A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.…”
Michelangelo best Art Quotes – “A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.”