Quote by Brian Eno
At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great pa

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art. – Brian Eno

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I think most artists would be happy to have bigger audiences rather than smaller ones. It doesnt mean that they are going to change their work in order necessarily to get it, but theyre happy if they do get it. – Brian Eno

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There are certain sounds that Ive found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music. – Brian Eno

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Translation is the art of failure. – Umberto Eco

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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. – Walter Benjamin

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I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza. – Robert Indiana

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Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. – G.K. Chesterton

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