OSCAR WILDE ~ A WORK OF ART
“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” Oscar Wilde
quote on art
BRANCUSI ~ THE ESSENCE OF THINGS
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things . . . it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface. Constantin Brancusi
PICASSO ~ ART IS A LIE
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.” Picasso Picasso with his children Paloma and Claude, 1953
OSCAR WILDE ~ ON ART
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” Oscar Wilde
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO ~ ON ART
“Art is the fatal net which catches these strange moments on the wing like mysterious butterflies, fleeing the innocence and distraction of common men.” Giorgio de Chirico
