"Art is nothing tangible. We cannot call a painting 'art' as the words 'artifact' and 'artificial' imply. The thing made is a work of art made by art, but not itself art. The art remains in the artist and is the knowledge by which things are made."

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Source : Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (2017). “Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art”, p.19, Pickle Partners Publishing

Ananda Coomaraswamy

#Art Quotes #Tangible Quotes #Painting Quotes

“I believe that if there is one thing which pierces the Master's heart with unutterable grief, it is not the world's iniquity, but the Church's indifferences.”
“The Norfolk landscape sends a shiver through my soul.”
“The wish to travel seems to me characteristically human: the desire to move, to satisfy your curiosity or ease your fears, to change the circumstances of your life, to be a stranger, to make a friend, to experience an exotic landscape, to risk the unknown..”

Source : "The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road". Book by Paul Theroux, May 19, 2011.
“That there are evil people destroying America and it's a conspiracy and time is running out and we should do something about it - that's what millions of people hear Trump saying.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was unveiled in 1881, the Belle Epoque.”
“I wasnÂ´t expecting to come home to you, but now that youÂ´re here, I have no intention of letting you leave." Patch :D (p. 295)”
“Love, I find, is like singing.”
“I'm useless scrabbling around at home. I get on everyone's nerves, including my own. I'm not very good at amusing myself.”

Source : "Laurence Fox: 'I knew Billie was the one for me...'". Daily Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. May 2, 2010.

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