Irving Stone Art Quotations

I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.

The biographical novel is a true and documented story of one human being's journey across the face of the years, transmuted from the raw material of life into the delight and purity of an authentic art form.

Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food...

...that horrible moment of suspense when the artist shows one of his creations to strange eyes for the first time.

Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit! [Michelangelo Buonorotti]

Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.

Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.

Normal people do not create art.

The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.

We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.