Art is constitutive--the artist determines beauty. He does not take it over. ~ Johann von Goethe, Notes for Publications on Art, 1798

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement. ~ Jackson Pollock

The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth, which sweeps you along in his passion. ~ Pierre Auguste Renoir

Art flourishes when there is a sense of adventure. ~ Alfred North Whitehead

I never calculate. That is why those who do, calculate so much less accurately than I. ~ Pablo Picasso

Art must touch our lives, our fears and cares; evoke our dreams and give hope to the darkness. ~ Frederick Hart

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

Beware the artist who's an intellectual also. The artist who doesn't fit. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Imagination without skill gives us contemporary art. ~ Tom Stoppard

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