All art is biographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

Federico Fellini

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Topic

Nature of art Art

Author

Federico Fellini

Source

The Atlantic

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Film director

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Fellini, Federico. Quoted in The Atlantic, Dec. 1965.

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Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

The Beatles

Yesterday

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Speaker
The Beatles
Source
Yesterday Help!
Medium
Song
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Yesterday." Performed by The Beatles. Help! Parlophone Records, 1965.

Another quote about Art

The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic
Freedom Art

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.