More Beautiful Thoughts On Art.

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“Real art , like the wife of an affectionate husband , needs no ornaments. but counterfeit art , like a prostitute , must always be decked out.

The cause of production of real art is the artist’s inner need to express a feeling that has accumulated , just as for a mother the cause of sexual conception is love. the cause of counterfeit art , as of prostitution , is gain.

The consequence of true art is the introduction of a new feeling into the intercourse of life , as the consequence of a wife’s love is the birth of a new man into life.

The consequences of counterfeit art are the perversion of man , pleasure which never satisfies , and the weakening of man’s spiritual strength.”

Leo Tolstoy.