Art Quotes
“Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'”
“First let me report that the art in the Barnes Collection has never looked better. My trips to the old Barnes were always amazing, but except on the sunniest days, you could barely see the art. The building always felt pushed beyond its capacity.”
-- Jerry Saltz
“Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.”
-- Ambrose Bierce
“I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I went to art school.”
-- Brian Eno