Art - Quotes
Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art`s aim.
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. [...] Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.
Science and art belong to the world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them.
How often people speak of art and science as though they were two entirely different things, with no interconnection. An artist is emotional, they think, and uses only his intuition; he sees all at once and has no need of reason. A scientist is cold, they think, and uses only his reason; he argues carefully step by step, and needs no imagination. That is all wrong. The true artist is quite rational as well as imaginative and knows what he is doing; if he does not, his art suffers. The true scientist is quite imaginative as well as rational, and sometimes leaps to solutions where reason can follow only slowly; if he does not, his science suffers.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth, by calling imagination to the help of reason.