In art one is concerned with the condition of the spirit for three quarters of the time; one must therefore care for oneself if he wishes to make something great and lasting.
Paul GauguinArt requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?
Paul GauguinThe history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.
Paul Gauguin