Andre Aciman Quotes

Art is truth.

I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.

For art is order, but it is born out of the chaos of life.

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.

Artwork is a representation of our devotion to life.

Art is an investigation.

Art is science made clear.

We're all going about trying to make beauty in the world and trying to make order out of chaos. And that's what art is.

What interests me most is when a work of art is no longer just an object, but also touches reality and life.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Anything that reflects the human condition back on humans in the entertainment medium is art.

Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

I was doing an interview with a curator, and he asked me to sum up art in one word. Before he even finished asking the question, I said, 'Impurity.' Because that's it.

How do I define a work of art? It is not an asset in the stock-exchange sense, but a man's timid attempt to repeat the miracle that the simplest peasant girl is capable of at any time, that of magically producing life out of nothing.

Art is an infinitely precious good, a draught both refreshing and cheering which restores the stomach and the mind to the natural equilibrium of the ideal.

Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap.

Even luxuries are arranged according to ideas and ideals, to make them reflect as much of thought-life as possible - and this is Art.

A work of art can only come from the interior of man. Art is the form of the image formed upon the nerves, heart, brain and eye of man.

What is art? It is not just nature, it is nurtured nature. It is intelligence applied to what physical ability you have.

In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.

The beauty of poetry is that the creation transcends the poet.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

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