"A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual." ― Vladimir Nabokov Topic(s): Art More From Vladimir Nabokov "My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music." "To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute." "It’s a pity one can’t imagine what one can’t compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow." More In Art "A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds."― Henry Moore "The reason the art world doesn’t respond to Kinkade is because none – not one – of his ideas about subject-matter, surface, color, composition, touch, scale, form, or skill is remotely original. They’re all cliche and already told."― Jerry Saltz "I realize that every picture isn’t a work of art."― Conrad Hall