Quotes about Art

I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.

Beauty is in the eye of the Creator.

Poems don't have to rhyme... Poems are about beauty and emotion; in other words poems are about feelings.

Keating stood still, because he understood for the first time what it was that artists spoke about when they spoke of beauty.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

Picasso obviously viewed his art as a business, which it was. I view my business as an art, which it is.

The connection between art and Christ is like the connection between sunlight and the sun. It is, in fact, the connection between Sonlight and the Son.

All metaphors limp.

All artists are mothers. To be an artist is to be a creator, whether of a symphony or a supper or a painting or a person. Motherhood is the primary art, the art of creating (procreating) people.

I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

I'll never forget watching 'I'm Not There' with Cate Blanchett, because it was the first time she saw the finished film and saw her performance in it. I was sitting next to her experiencing it vicariously through her fresh eyes and hoping she liked it.