Quote by John Ruskin
The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of mens lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque. – John Ruskin

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Of all Gods gifts to the sighted man, color is holiest, the most divine, the most solemn. – John Ruskin

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All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. – John Ruskin

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All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent. – John Ruskin

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The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly – to develop strategies of seeing and showing. – Edward Tufte

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The art world is molting – some would say melting. Galleries are closing museums are scaling back. – Jerry Saltz

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I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but Ive done many. – Robert Indiana

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A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind. – Eugene Ionesco

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