Quotes about Paintings

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The Australian Aboriginal cave paintings, from this period, are the first hints of religion that humans have as proof of — Leviak B. Kelly, Religion: The Ultimate STD: Living a Spiritual Life without Dogmatics or Cultural Destruction
Colour is a power which directly influences the soul. — Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Aryami Bose's home had been closed up for years, inhabited only by books and paintings, but the spectre of thousands of — Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Midnight Palace
The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to my eye very beautiful — Clive Barker
A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. — Paul Cézanne
I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music. — Joan Miró
Art is a harmony parallel with nature — Paul Cézanne, Cizanne: Mont Sainte Victoire
On the opposite wall was a Damien Hirst spot painting, bought by Arabella after a decent bonus season. Roger's considere — John Lanchester, Capital
This is a perfectly good picture. And if I didn't know you, I would be impressed and charmed. But I do know you."He thou — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
The image titled “The Homeless, Psalm 85:10,” featured on the cover of ELEMENTAL, can evoke multiple levels of response. — Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love
Nor that he's regarding my face with the same intensity I am his. We're two paintings staring at each other across a roo — Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
You can't dance to paintings. This is something Ben said, during one of our White Cube conversations, back when I was st — Sara Baume, A Line Made by Walking
My eyes roved over the walls covered with my collages and prints of famous paintings. Magritte, Kandinsky, Kahlo. My ori — Heather Demetrios, I'll Meet You There
We view art in order to escape our own skins, to get outside of the commotion inside our skulls. — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
Having been a Ship’s Captain, a Naval Officer a Mathematics & Science Teacher, most people would believe that my primary — Hank Bracker
If you are only moved by color relationships, you are missing the point. I am interested in expressing the big emotions — Mark Rothko
In each painting, I think, it’s as if  God were giving up on finishing the world. — Yves Bonnefoy
Since the world is ending,” Peter quoted from behind us, “why not let the children touch the paintings? — Ben Lerner, 10:04
I never look at a painting and ask, "Is this painting fictional or non-fictional?" It's just a painting. — Scott McClanahan, Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place
The artistic methods of poetry, painting, photography, and writing share certain commonalities of deep composition: spir — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls