Art · Reflection
MOORE ~ ON PAINTINGS
9 July 2011
“The many great paintings of the world, all make the point as clear as possible:
The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art. If you don’t want the pleasure of art, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don’t have a soul.”
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