wisdom – Art Wiz Codex

“Rules and models destroy genius and art.” — William Hazlitt | #Art

“Rules and models destroy genius and art.” — William Hazlitt

“There is nothing new in art except talent.” — Anton Chekhov

“To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing.” — Philip Guston

“No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.” — Theodore Bikel

“No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

“I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists.” — Marcel Duchamp

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” — Stella Adler

“What I didn’t know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.” — David Hockney

“To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.” — Lewis Mumford

“Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.” — Iris Murdoch