Art Quotes – 51 Sayings About Artwork And Artistic Creativity

Looking for the best art quotes and inspirational sayings about artistic creativity? Then you've come to the right place! Whether painting, music, photography, illustration, fashion design, ceramics, architecture, glassblowing, jewelry design, dance, literature or acting - art is a universe unto itself. It is a boundless field of creativity and self-expression. Each work of art is a mirror of its time, triggers feelings, contains personal messages and leaves plenty of room for interpretation.

Art is communication. With every brushstroke, every beat, every sculpture, every photograph and every performance, artists and their works can touch us, provoke us, reconcile us, tell us a story or simply make us think.

In this article, I would like to introduce you to the best short quotes, aphorisms and wisdom that put into words the essence of art and creative, artistic work. Let's go!

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The 51 best sayings about art and creative work

Art is a way to express emotions that sometimes cannot be put into words. It is also a tool to interpret the world, to question and to generate attention for problems and grievances in our world. And last but not least, it is also able to Promote creativity in a targeted manner.

Let us now Discovering the diversity of art through the eyes and words of great artists. Consider the following quotes as a kind of invitation to dive deeper into the world of art and walk in the footsteps of Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Jan Vermeer or Vincent van Gogh.

Art Quotes 1 - 10

1. "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary." (Pablo Picasso)
2. "I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." (Vincent van Gogh)
3. "Art does not reproduce the visible but makes visible." (Paul Klee)
4. "To send light into the depths of the human heart – this is the artist's calling!" (Robert Schumann)
5. "The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge." (Thomas Berger)
6. "Art cannot be modern. Art is primordially eternal." (Egon Schiele)
7. "Nature alone is illimitably rich, and Nature alone forms the great artist." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
8. "Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." (Oscar Wilde)
9. "To feel what one sees, to give what one feels, is what defines the artist's life." (Max Klinger)
10. "Art is the daughter of freedom." (Friedrich Schiller)

Art Quotes 11 - 20

11. "Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries." (Jimmy Carter)
12. "Art is beautiful but hard work, too." (Karl Valentin)
13. "The sketch reveals one's talent, and the execution reveals one's true art." (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
14. "Friendship is an art of distance, just as love is an art of intimacy." (Sigmund Graff)
15. "Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty." (Socrates)
16. "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." (Pablo Picasso)
17. „"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." (Jonathan Swift)
18. "The artist's feeling is his law." (Caspar David Friedrich)
19. "If it is a pleasure to enjoy the good, it is a greater one to feel the better, and in art the best is good enough." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
20. "Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more." (Vincent van Gogh)

Tip: Nature makes us understand art better. In addition, the Staying in the fresh air in a natural environment healthy. I explain why this is so, and why you should consciously schedule some time in nature every day, in the linked blog article.

Art Quotes 21 - 30

21. "Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life." (Jean Paul)
22. "Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art." (Otto von Bismarck)
23. "Every work of art is actually a sketch that is only completed by our imagination." (Sigmund Graff)
24. "Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall." (Winston Churchill)
25. "The true masters of the art of living are already happy..." (Jean Anouilh)
26. "Art makes visible. – This thought is the background of my creativity. Making invisible things visible. Forgotten matter is reborn in fantasy so as to immerse in a world only art is able to create." (Heinz Rupp)
27. "Art: a different Nature, also mysterious but understandable; for it springs from the mind." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
28. "The true art of living consists in seeing the miraculous in the everyday." (Pearl S. Buck)
29. "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." (Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
30. "The work of art is an imaginary island surrounded by reality." (José Ortega y Gasset)

Art Quotes 31 - 40

31. "Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men." (Friedrich von Schiller)
32. "Just as science is the intellect of the world, art is its soul." (Maksim Gorky)
33. "To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything." (Anatole France)
34. "There is a lot of tradition in the artwork. The nature works are always like a first spoken word of God." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
35. "There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who – thanks to their art and intelligence – transform a yellow spot into the sun." (Pablo Picasso)
36. "The best the artist gives is a reflection of what he loves." (Ernst Eckstein)
37. "Opportunism is the art of sailing with the wind that others make." (Carlo Manzoni)
38. "All styles are good except the boring kind." (Voltaire)
39. "Every true work of art reveals a piece of the soul of its creator." (Erich Limpach)
40. "The alpinist is neither athlete nor artist, but has a little of one and little of the other." (Gaston Rébuffat)

Art Quotes 41 - 51

41. "The aim of art is not to copy nature, but to express it." (Honoré de Balzac)
42. "Saying what you think is sometimes the greatest folly and sometimes - the greatest art." (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
43. "Art only becomes interesting when we are faced with something that we cannotfully explain." (Christoph Schlingensief)
44. "I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality." (Frida Kahlo)
45. "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art." (Heinrich Heine)
46. "Neither a work of nature nor one of art we get to know when they have been finished; we must surprise them in the process of beingcreated so as to understand them to some degree." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
47. "The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind." (Paracelsus)
48. "Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all." (Leo Tolstoy)
49. "A true artist is not one who is inspired but one who inspires others." (Salvador Dalí)
50. "To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." (Henry David Thoreau)
51. "If you hear a voice within you say ‚you cannot paint‘, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." (Vincent van Gogh)

Can you think of any other sayings about art and artistic creation that are missing here? Then just write me your ideas and suggestions in the comments column.

What is art easily explained?

Art is a creative expression, which conveys emotions and thoughts through various media such as painting, sculpture, music, dance, literature or film. It is a subjective product of an artistic process and human culture.

What is the task of art?

The tasks of art in our society are as diverse as art itself. Art sensitized, Expresses desires, needs and inclinations, Conveys ideas, tells stories, sets political statements or simply delights us.

Where do we find art in everyday life?

Art encounters us almost everywhere in everyday life: from unique Architecture, about Graffiti, Music and Movies, about exhibits in Museums and Galleries, up to Advertising banners and literary works of writers:inside.

Using The Best Quotes About Art As A Personal Source Of Inspiration

The journey through the unique-diverse world of art and creativity may end here, but the inspiration it awakens in us is infinite. Each work of art is a spark that can ignite our own creative abilities and encourage us to look at the world around us from new perspectives and interpret it in a completely new way.

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I hope you got lots of new inspiration from these art quotes. Do you have any questions, suggestions or more quotes about art and artistic creation? Then I'm really looking forward to your comment from you.

Stay art-minded,

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