And, after all, what is a fashion? From the artistic point of view, it is usually a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.[Also known for:]Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
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?”
And so for art, being ‘impartial’ simply means: belonging to the ‘ruling’ party.[So heißt unparteiisch sein für die Kunst nur: zur herrschenden Partei gehören.]
An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names, it characterizes, it passes judgment, in that it creates.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
All good art is an indiscretion.
All art is quite useless.
All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature.
A miracle worker is an artist of the soul. There’s no higher art than living a good life.
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.[A mauvaise conscience, aveu nécessaire. L’œuvre est un aveu, il me faut témoigner.]
