arts

"I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art."

"Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty."

"Before I was a cosplayer, I was a fan artist. I would draw my favorite characters and sell the pieces at art auctions. But once I discovered cosplay, it was like, 'I don't have to draw my favorite characters, I can become my favorite characters.'"

"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think."

"Geometry is moribund. I want a lilt and joy to art."

"When the enemy has no face, society will invent one."

"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?'"

"The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment."

"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated."

"A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds."

"To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy."

"She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech."

"The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art."

"Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art."

"Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need."

"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination."

"The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind."

"Dance music is my love, is my passion, is my life. I live for my fans and take my art very seriously."

"This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love."