There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. Ansel Adams on art
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. Hendrik Willem Van Loon on art
Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered. Al Capp on art
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. Emile Zola on art
When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art. Paul Cezanne on art
Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first. Arthur Schopenhauer on art
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. Jackson Pollock on art
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. Jean Cocteau on art
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali on art
Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. Frank Lloyd Wright on art
Every good painter paints what he is. Jackson Pollock on art
The history of art is the history of revivals. Samuel Butler on art
The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment. David Herbert Lawrence on art
So vast is art, so narrow human wit. Alexander Pope on art
To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art men can only make us feel small in the wrong way. E. M. Forster on art