The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.

Quote by Henry Mille

Topics: Art Quotes, Life Quotes

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each...

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

The secret of art is love.

The secret of art is love.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their...

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and...

It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and...

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

Only a life lived for others is worth living

Only a life lived for others is worth living

I hate journalists. There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all...

I hate journalists. There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all...