A Little Book About Art - Quotes for the Aesthete in Your Life

"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable..." - Cesar A. Cruz
Across the centuries, art has held up a mirror to humanity's evolving culture and creativity. Ancient civilizations left us mysterious sculptures while Renaissance artists produced iconic masterpieces. The Impressionists captured fleeting moments of beauty, while the Surrealists explored dreams and the subconscious. In recent decades, artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and Banksy have embraced new mediums and pushed artistic boundaries even further.
Brimming with fabulous quotes, this little book offers a window into the minds of some of the world's most admired artists and thinkers - and is a vibrant celebration of the evolution of art through the ages.
"Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it." - Ai Weiwei

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Summary

Taking readers on a journey through the evolution of art, this little book contains quotes from artists including Michelangelo, Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Banksy, and spans different movements, styles and mediums.

Product details

• Authors: Orange Hippo!, Oh, Orange Hippo!
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2025
• EAN: 9781800693845
• ISBN: 978-1-80069-384-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 116 mm x 138 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 242 g
• Series: The Little Book of...
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Plastic arts; REFERENCE / Quotations, ART / Criticism & Theory, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Dictionaries Of Quotations, Quotations, proverbs and sayings