Art Quotes
“There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language.”
“All architecture is great architecture after sunset perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.”
-- Gilbert K. Chesterton
“I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent and subtle. One does not keep digging up a plant to see how it grows.”
-- Emily Carr
“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.”
-- Henri Matisse
“Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.”
-- Tyra Banks
“Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.”
-- Octavio Paz