“The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.” — Max Eastman
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“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” — Henry Ward Beecher | #Art
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” — Henry Ward Beecher
“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | #Art
“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.” — Evelyn Waugh | #Art
“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.” — Evelyn Waugh
“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” — Lincoln Steffens | #Art
“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” — Lincoln Steffens
“What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.” — Edward Hopper | #Art
“What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.” — Edward Hopper
“Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.” — John Ruskin | #Art
“Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.” — John Ruskin
“Painting and writing are solitary arts.” — Conrad Hall | #Art
“Painting and writing are solitary arts.” — Conrad Hall
“Anything simple always interests me.” — David Hockney | #Art
“Anything simple always interests me.” — David Hockney
“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.” — Philip Johnson | #Art
“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.” — Philip Johnson