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Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability.

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.

Art? That's a man's name.

Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness: the work.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's distinctly human way of fighting death.

Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

In addition to giving comfort and joy, art also has the miraculous ability to let us live in other men's skins, to test our perceptions and beliefs against theirs, and perhaps to be changed as a result. It does this by portraying the world creatively, heightening our perception and enriching our understanding of things as they are.