The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
The object of art is to give life shape.
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.
There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art, and no surer method of linking oneself to it than by Art.
Art is literacy of the heart
The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
Art is not an object, but a trigger for experience.
The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
To be an artist is to believe in life.
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.
Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
A good sketch is better than a long speech.
The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.
Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.
Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence.
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.
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