Edward Tufte Quotes

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.

Art is a sense of magic.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.

I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.

In art, at a certain level, there is no 'better than.' It's just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

I believe in art.

Art is the triumph over chaos.

Art is the fatal net which catches these strange moments on the wing like mysterious butterflies, fleeing the innocence and distraction of common men.

Art is everywhere, and everywhere is art.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.

I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.

And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.

You know you are an artist if you appreciate beauty.

I'm an artist, and I love the visual. Fashion is high art sometimes and hack work other times, but it's something worthy of study and love.

Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.

I have so much love for art.

It's really amazing to stand in front of a work you haven't seen before and be almost overwhelmed by its beauty and the vision and execution of the artist.

The art world is filled with vibrancy.