Quote of Jean Cocteau - An artist cannot speak about his...
Biography - Jean Cocteau:
French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Born: 1889 - Died: 1963
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1889 - Died: 1963
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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Quotes about art:
The more I think about it the more I feel that there’s nothing more genuinely artistic than to love people.
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
Quotes for: artist
Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.
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