Famous Quotes

"Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time."

Jean Cocteau on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "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 on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Jean Cocteau

• "An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture."

• "Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail."

• "Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."

• "Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious."

• "Art is not a pastime but a priesthood."