True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

Albert Einstein

characterized, irresistible, art

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Michelangelo

a man paints, his brains, his hands, art

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

George Bernard Shaw

crudeness, reality, art

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

Pablo Picasso

ART

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Oscar Wilde

work, art, unique

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

Friedrich Nietzsche

essence, beautiful art, great art, gratitude

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Oscar Wilde

intense, art

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

Pablo Picasso

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Oscar Wilde

artist, things, really