The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.

Quote by Auguste Rodin

Topics: Art Quotes, Nature Quotes

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can...

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and...

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve,...

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his...

A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

I paint with shapes.

I paint with shapes.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing

There is then creative reading as well as creative writing