André Gide - Art Quotes

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Art begins with resistance — at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.

André Gide

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.

André Gide

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

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The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

André Gide

'Panem et circenses' cried the Roman mob; bread first, games next. The free play of art cannot be enjoyed on an empty stomach. Only after the dinner do we bring the artist onto the stage. His function is not to nourish but to intoxicate.

André Gide

Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.

André Gide