Every artist writes his own autobiography. Ellis, Havelock
He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas. Ruskin, John
I had always loved beautiful and artistic things, though before leav Albani, Emma
I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time. Welles, Orson
It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art. Wilde, Oscar
Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have o Adler, Stella
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art. Gracian, Baltasar
Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to criti Fielding, Henry
One must act in painting as in life, directly. Picasso, Pablo
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. Simonides
Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom. Frost, Robert
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. Faulkner, William
